plasma cell myeloma

Your pathology report for multiple myeloma (plasma cell myeloma)

Multiple myeloma (also called plasma cell myeloma) is a type of blood cancer that starts from plasma cells, a kind of white blood cell that lives in the bone marrow and makes antibodies (immunoglobulins) to help fight infections. In multiple myeloma, a group of abnormal plasma cells grows uncontrollably inside the bone marrow. Sometimes these …
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Your pathology report for plasma cell neoplasm

A plasma cell neoplasm is a group of related diseases that begin when plasma cells, a type of immune cell found in the bone marrow, start growing abnormally. Normal plasma cells make immunoglobulins (antibodies) that help the body fight infections. In a plasma cell neoplasm, one group of plasma cells grows more than it should …
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