A patient is diagnosed with multiple myeloma and the patient's mother asks the nurse about the diagnosis. The nurse bases the response on which description of this disorder?
A)Altered red blood cell production
B)Altered production of lymph nodes
C)Malignant exacerbation in the number of leukocytes
D)Malignant proliferation of plasma cells within the bone

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The nurse should describe this disorder as malignant proliferation of plasma cells within the bone. Multiple myeloma is a B-cell neoplastic condition characterized by abnormal malignant proliferation of plasma cells and the accumulation of mature plasma cells in the bone marrow.

A Patient Is Diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma and the Patient's