title: [Monoclonal Gammopathy in the General Practioners’s Office. Diagnosis and Treatment of Plasma Cell Myeloma].
abstract: A monoclonal gammopathy is a common finding in the general practitioner’s office. An active search for a paraproteinemia is indicated in case of suspected malignancy, evidence of end organ damage (e.g. anemia, renal insufficiency) or in case of recurrent infections or prolonged fatigue. Plasma cell myeloma is an important differential diagnosis of a monoclonal gammopathy and implies a broad spectrum of diagnostic as well as therapeutic consequences for the patient. Plasma cell myeloma is still being considered an incurable disease, but its prognosis could be significantly improved with the introduction of new drugs.
authors.affiliation: 1 Hämato-Onkologisches Zentrum, Universitätsspital Zürich.|2 Klinik für Onkologie, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: Ivo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fuchs
authors.affiliation: 1 Hämato-Onkologisches Zentrum, Universitätsspital Zürich.|3 Klinik für Hämatologie, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.affiliation: 1 Hämato-Onkologisches Zentrum, Universitätsspital Zürich.|2 Klinik für Onkologie, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Samaras
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012017:Referral and Consultation
keywords: Plasmazell-Myelom; gammopathie monoclonale; monoclonal gammopathy; monoklonale Gammopathie; myélome multiple; plasma cell myeloma