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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000075122
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000075122
Preferred Name

Smoldering Multiple Myeloma

Definitions
An asymptomatic and slow-growing PLASMA CELL dyscrasia characterized by presence of MYELOMA PROTEINS and clonal bone marrow plasma cells without end-organ damage (e.g., renal impairment). It is distinguished from MONOCLONAL GAMMOPATHY OF UNDETERMINED SIGNIFICANCE by a much higher risk of progression to symptomatic MULTIPLE MYELOMA.
Synonyms
Multiple Myeloma, Asymptomatic
Asymptomatic Multiple Myelomas
Smoldering Multiple Myelomas
Multiple Myelomas, Asymptomatic
Multiple Myeloma, Smoldering
Smoldering Myelomas
Asymptomatic Multiple Myeloma
Smoldering Myeloma
Myeloma, Smoldering
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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