Neoplastic Process
plasma cell neoplasm
plas·ma cell ne·o·plasm
Subclass of:
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Definitions related to plasma cell neoplasm:
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(plasma cell tumor, malignant) A malignant neoplasm composed of plasma cells.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(plasma cell tumor) A tumor that begins in plasma cells (white blood cells that produce antibodies). Multiple myeloma, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), and plasmacytoma are types of plasma cell tumors.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A clonal proliferation of immunoglobulin-secreting plasma cells. This category includes plasma cell myeloma, plasma cell leukemia, plasmacytoma, monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease, and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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New abnormal plasma cells that grow by excessive cellular division and proliferation more rapidly than normal and continue to grow after the stimuli that initiated the new growth cease.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(neoplasms, plasma cell) Neoplasms associated with a proliferation of a single clone of PLASMA CELLS and characterized by the secretion of PARAPROTEINS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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