Oncohematology

Bone Marrow Cytology in Multiple Myeloma

Morphology of atypical plasma cells in bone marrow aspirate in multiple myeloma. Clinical case of a patient with myeloma nephropathy.

🔬 Cytology of bone marrow aspirate. Atypical plasma cells of varying maturity. Patient, 71 years old, with myeloma nephropathy and detected kappa light chains. CKD stage 5. Since August 2024, without treatment (self-discontinuation). Admitted to hospital with cardiological symptoms, no convincing data for MI. CT showed lesions on ribs up to 5 cm with bone invasion. Protein in urine 9 g/L.

🙏 The clinical case was kindly provided by laboratory physician Yulia Kaliberda, Ekaterinburg.