Multiple myeloma activates cells that break down bone called osteoclasts. This can lead to elevated calcium in the blood, also called hypercalcemia. Elevated calcium may cause symptoms such as ...

and hypercalcemia (elevated calcium levels in your blood). Plasma cells are white blood cells that make antibodies to fight infections. In multiple myeloma, your plasma cells are transformed into ...

HYPERCALCEMIA is a clinical finding that is usually controlled by relatively simple procedures but occasionally presents an acute medical emergency. It occurs in a wide variety of disorders such ...

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer that develops in plasma cells, a type of white ...