title: 33 cases of multiple myeloma with massive bone destruction. Report of a 10-year study in northeastern Iran.
abstract: The authors studied 133,856 admissions over a ten-year period and found 138 cases of primary tumors of bone. Of these only 33 were of multiple myeloma. Incidence, clinical manifestations, age, sex and ecology are reported and the effect of four different chemotherapy regimens are evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Ghaem Medical Center, Meshed University, Iran.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Lari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abtahi
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Hosseini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011379:Prognosis