How would you manage a patient with new renal failure and mild anemia in the setting of a moderate M-Spike and low kappa/lambda ratio, but with negative PET and bone marrow with <10% plasma cells?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
It is critical to work closely with Nephrology in these types of cases. If there is ever any doubt whether changes in renal function are a consequence of an underlying plasma cell dyscrasia, then I strongly recommend a renal biopsy. There are, of course, many other causes of renal failure and before...
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Agee. I would consider biopsy. In patients with im...
What if there is a small clone on the renal biopsy...