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(... MUL-tih-pul MY-eh-LOH-muh)
| | A relatively large number of cancer cells have spread throughout the body. There may be one or more of the following: 1) a decrease in the number of red blood cells, causing anemia; 2) the amount of calcium in the blood is very high, because the bones are being damaged; 3) more than three bone tumors (plasmacytomas) are found; or 4) high levels of M protein are found in the blood or urine. |
| Previous Definitions: | stage III laryngeal cancer, stage III lip and oral cavity cancer, stage III malignant mesothelioma, stage III melanoma, stage III Merkel cell carcinoma | | Next Definitions: | stage III mycosis fungoides and the Sézary syndrome, stage III nasopharyngeal cancer, stage III non-small cell lung cancer, stage III nonmelanoma skin cancer, stage III oropharyngeal cancer |
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