Publication details
Epidemiology of plasma cell leukemia in the Czech Republic
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| Year of publication | 2019 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Klinická onkologie |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Web | https://www.linkos.cz/casopis-klinicka-onkologie/2019-02-15-1/epidemiologie-plazmocelularni-leukemie-v-ceske-republice/ |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.14735/amko201947 |
| Keywords | plasma cell leukemia; epidemiology; Czech National Cncer Registry; Czech Republic |
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| Description | BACKGROUND: Plasma cell leukemia (PCL) is a rare but most aggressive form of monoclonal gammopathies. PCL is characterized by the presence of clonal plasma cells in peripheral blood. There are two forms of PCL - primary which presents de novo in patients with no evidence of previous multiple myeloma and secondary which is a leukemic transformation of relapsed or refractory disease in patients with previously recognized multiple myeloma. Data from registries such as the CNCR can provide useful information on epidemiology of various dis-eases. These data, however, have several limitations, such as dia-gnostic criteria and proper coding of not only the dis-ease itself, but also its various forms. These limitations have to be taken into account during the process of results interpretation. |