monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance
A condition characterized by the presence of a monoclonal gammopathy (MG) in which the clonal mass has not reached a predefined state in which the condition is considered malignant. Up to 25% of cases of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) progress to a B-cell malignancy or myeloma. MGUS may occur in conjunction with various carcinomas, chronic inflammatory and infectious conditions, and other diseases.
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plasma cell neoplasm
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monoclonal gammopathy
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MGUS
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benign monoclonal gammopathy
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monoclonal gammopathy Of undetermined significance (MGUS)
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monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
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monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)
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monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (morphologic abnormality)
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monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance
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monoclonal gammopathy, benign
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