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  • noun pathology A malignant tumour of plasmacytes

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  • noun neoplasm of plasma cells (usually in bone marrow)

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Examples

  • While at the National Institutes of Health I developed an interest in the biosynthesis of proteins as a result of a study with Michael Potter and John Fahey of myeloma protein formation in plasmacytoma cells.

    Daniel Nathans - Autobiography 1979

  • In Karam v Palmone Shoes Pty Ltd [2010] VSC 3, the Supreme Court of Victoria heard two related matters in which the plaintiff alleged that exposure to chemical solvents in his employment with the defendant caused him to suffer asthma, associated psychological illness, plasmacytoma and multiple myeloma (a type of cancer).

    Mondaq.Com - feed of articles 2010

  • Solitary plasmacytoma of bone and asymptomatic multiple myeloma.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs 2009

  • However, the routine use in assessing the extent of bone disease in addition to skeletal radiographs is unclear, and is not recommended on a routine basis in most patients except those with apparent solitary plasmacytoma.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs 2009

  • Solitary plasmacytoma of bone and extramedullary plasmacytoma.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs 2009

  • Larson DR, Bida JP et al. Immunoglobulin free light chains and solitary plasmacytoma of bone.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs 2009

  • The finding that poly (I: C) synergized with pSP-D-CD40L is similar to the report of Liu et al. that poly (I: C) combined with agonistic CD40 antibody protected mice from J558 plasmacytoma tumors [14].

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2009

  • To our knowledge, this is the second case of IgM myeloma presenting with plasmacytoma and the first case of IgM myeloma presenting with cord compression caused by plasmacytomas.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles 2008

  • (LTCL), lymphoblastic B cell lymphoma (LBCL), diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), the histiocyte/T cell rich variant of DLBCL (DLBCL-HA/T cell rich DLBCL), splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL), follicular B cell lymphoma (FBL) and plasmacytoma (PCT).

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Silke H. Raffegerst et al. 2009

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