Possible Side Effects of EPOCH (Etoposide, Prednisone ...

Anemia: proliferation of cells that take up the bone marrow --| hematopoiesis. Bone pain: pathologic fractures. Lytic lesions "LTR" (also seen in lung CA, thyroid CA, RCC) Vs. blastic (prostate, breast CA) Dx. Rouleaux formation of RBC. SPEP, MPEP: monoclonal spike. Bone marrow biopsy: >10% plasma cells. 65M with pancytopenia, peripheral smear ... ................
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