Symptoms on admission

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Bone pain

39

78

Anaemic syndrome

28

56

Plasmocytoma

3

6

Root compression

6

12

Spinal cord compression

9

18

Ponytail syndrome

2

4

Infections

15

30

Pathological fractures

6

12

Malignant hypercalcaemia

4

8