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. 2019 Nov 22:688–772. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-59496-7.00033-5

TABLE 33.17.

Classification of Multiple Myeloma in Cats Based on Clinical and Diagnostic Criteria Suspected of Predicting Prognosis770

Behavior Category Criteria
Aggressive Hypercalcemia, presence of bony lesions with pathologic fracture, low packed cell volume (PCV), presence of light-chain Bence Jones protein in urine, azotemia, hypercreatinemia, persistence of high serum protein level after 8 weeks of treatment, little or no clinical improvement
Less aggressive Normal serum calcium, normal creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, PCV levels, presence of bony lesions without pathologic fractures, absence of light-chain Bence Jones protein, normalization of serum protein level after 8 weeks of treatment.