Biopsy new cells

Following the operation to remove a growth from my fathers throat the
tests have shown myeloma cells present, prior to this he had a
solitary plamacytoma, is this now classed as multiple myeloma and is
chemotherapy now likely?

richard3009651@googlemail.com wrote:

> Following the operation to remove a growth from my fathers throat the
> tests have shown myeloma cells present, prior to this he had a
> solitary plamacytoma, is this now classed as multiple myeloma and is
> chemotherapy now likely?

Hello Richard,
Plasma cells?
I think you should do some reading (take some notes), and then go with
your father to get the details and ask questions.
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/...essional/page7

http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=4751
http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=3987

Last year Steph told someone else (in part) that "about 50% of patients
with plasmacytoma will develop
myeloma eventually. The diagnosis is not based on whether the plasmacytoma

disappears or not - it's the same disease as myeloma, only localised. The
diagnosis of MM requires multiple lytic lesions in bones, or a positive
bone
marrow. "

I'd probably have ~10 questions for the doctor, but I can't do it for you.

I would need more information from the doctor, before deciding which
questions to ask first and which to skip, if the doctor(s) answers some of
them while answering other inquiries.

Is it possible for you to go with your father?
Please keep in touch and let us know how it goes.
J

<richard3009651@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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> Following the operation to remove a growth from my fathers throat the
> tests have shown myeloma cells present, prior to this he had a
> solitary plamacytoma, is this now classed as multiple myeloma and is
> chemotherapy now likely?
>


Very likely

On Jul 15, 7:42*am, "Steph" <st...@vancouvers.island> wrote:
> <richard3009...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:8814630f-b28d-43a1-af68-b6c6340cd77b@z66g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Following the operation to remove a growth from my fathers throat the
> > tests have shown myeloma cells present, prior to this he had a
> > solitary plamacytoma, is this now classed as multiple myeloma and is
> > chemotherapy now likely?
>
> Very likely

Thankyou for your help so far, I have read on the net that as a rough
guide 3 years is an upper end survival rate with Myeloma is this true?
feel free to be frank and honest Im under no illusions as to what he
is dealing with here, I will feel better equiped to deal with the
situation if I have time for the reality to sink in, rather than to
build my hopes

<richard3009651@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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On Jul 15, 7:42 am, "Steph" <st...@vancouvers.island> wrote:
> <richard3009...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:8814630f-b28d-43a1-af68-b6c6340cd77b@z66g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Following the operation to remove a growth from my fathers throat the
> > tests have shown myeloma cells present, prior to this he had a
> > solitary plamacytoma, is this now classed as multiple myeloma and is
> > chemotherapy now likely?
>
> Very likely

Thankyou for your help so far, I have read on the net that as a rough
guide 3 years is an upper end survival rate with Myeloma is this true?
feel free to be frank and honest Im under no illusions as to what he
is dealing with here, I will feel better equiped to deal with the
situation if I have time for the reality to sink in, rather than to
build my hopes
================================================== =======
Median survival is 3-4 years, but that means half of patients do worse, half
do better. Some do very much better. Depending on your father's age and
general health, chmotherapy and/or bone marrow transplant are the standard
treatments, with radiotherapy for any painful lesions.

<richard3009651@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:8814630f-b28d-43a1-af68-b6c6340cd77b@z66g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
| Following the operation to remove a growth from my fathers throat the
| tests have shown myeloma cells present, prior to this he had a
| solitary plamacytoma, is this now classed as multiple myeloma and is
| chemotherapy now likely?
|

Sorry to read about your father,Richard.
The Association of Cancer Online Resources
is a useful website.It has a special section on
Myeloma with about 1700 subscribers,mostly
patients also experts also carers.

http://listserv.acor.org/archives/myeloma.html

Best wishes,
Old Bill.

On Jul 15, 8:09*pm, "Old Bill" <matb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> <richard3009...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:8814630f-b28d-43a1-af68-b6c6340cd77b@z66g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
> | Following the operation to remove a growth from my fathers throat the
> | tests have shown myeloma cells present, prior to this he had a
> | solitary plamacytoma, is this now classed as multiple myeloma and is
> | chemotherapy now likely?
> |
>
> Sorry to read about your father,Richard.
> The Association of Cancer Online Resources
> is a useful website.It has a special section on
> Myeloma with about 1700 subscribers,mostly
> patients also experts also carers.
>
> *http://listserv.acor.org/archives/myeloma.html
>
> Best wishes,
> * * * * * * * * * *Old Bill.

Im confused does the detection of myeloma cells in the tonsil tumour
in addition to the pelvic plasmacyetoma mean this is an extramedullary
cytoma, or is it now classed as multiple myeloma.

<richard3009651@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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On Jul 15, 8:09 pm, "Old Bill" <matb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> <richard3009...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:8814630f-b28d-43a1-af68-b6c6340cd77b@z66g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
> | Following the operation to remove a growth from my fathers throat the
> | tests have shown myeloma cells present, prior to this he had a
> | solitary plamacytoma, is this now classed as multiple myeloma and is
> | chemotherapy now likely?
> |
>
> Sorry to read about your father,Richard.
> The Association of Cancer Online Resources
> is a useful website.It has a special section on
> Myeloma with about 1700 subscribers,mostly
> patients also experts also carers.
>
> http://listserv.acor.org/archives/myeloma.html
>
> Best wishes,
> Old Bill.

Im confused does the detection of myeloma cells in the tonsil tumour
in addition to the pelvic plasmacyetoma mean this is an extramedullary
cytoma, or is it now classed as multiple myeloma.


I'm here as a patient not a medical person,Richard,and unqualified to
answer your question.Maybe the IMF can help:

http://myeloma.org

Old Bill.

richard3009651@googlemail.com wrote:

> Im confused does the detection of myeloma cells in the tonsil tumour
> in addition to the pelvic plasmacyetoma mean this is an extramedullary
> cytoma, or is it now classed as multiple myeloma.

Richard
Steph already told you "very likely". He's an oncologist for many years in
Canada.
Otherwise please talk with your father's doctors
They have the test results.
J