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Plasma cell myeloma
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A type of cancer that begins in plasma cells (white blood cells that produce antibodies). Also called Kahler disease, multiple myeloma, and myelomatosis. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
A bone marrow-based plasma cell neoplasm characterized by a serum monoclonal protein and skeletal destruction with osteolytic lesions, pathological fractures, bone pain, hypercalcemia, and anemia. Clinical variants include non-secretory myeloma, smoldering myeloma, indolent myeloma, and plasma cell leukemia. (NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
Definition 3
A malignant neoplasm of the bone marrow composed of plasma cells. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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