作者复习了 Mayo Clinc 1974年1月1日以前的334例多发性骨髓瘤,报告6例少见类型的病例,这些病例符合多发性骨髓瘤的诊断标准,但其病程是非进行性,未进行化疗而病情维持稳定5年以上。作者将这些病例称为“隐匿性(Smoldering)多发性骨髓瘤”。这6例中男女各3例.诊断时中位数年龄为62岁 The author reviewed 334 multiple myeloma patients who had Mayo Clinc before January 1, 1974, and reported six rare cases that met the diagnostic criteria for multiple myeloma but whose course was non-progressive and did not undergo chemotherapy. The condition remained stable for more than 5 years. The authors refer to these cases as “smoldering multiple myeloma.” Of these 6 cases, 3 were male and female, and the median age at diagnosis was 62 years.