A 65-year-old male is diagnosed with multiple myeloma.He reports severe pain.This pain can be attributed to:
A) Neuropathic infiltrations
B) Destruction of bone tissue
C) Tissue hypoxia
D) Accumulation of toxic proteins

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Multiple myeloma is a B cell cancer characterized by the proliferation of malignant plasma cells that infiltrate the bone marrow and aggregate into tumor masses throughout the skeletal system; thus,the pain is related to bone destruction.
Multiple myeloma is a B cell cancer characterized by the proliferation of malignant plasma cells that infiltrate the bone marrow; thus,pain is related to destruction of bone tissue,not neuropathic infiltrations.
Multiple myeloma is a B cell cancer characterized by the proliferation of malignant plasma cells that infiltrate the bone marrow; thus,pain is related to destruction of bone tissue,not tissue hypoxia.
Multiple myeloma is a B cell cancer characterized by the proliferation of malignant plasma cells that infiltrate the bone marrow; thus,pain is related to destruction of bone tissue,not accumulation of toxic proteins.

A 65-Year-Old Male Is Diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma