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plasmacytoma

plasmacytoma

9.9
A growth of abnormal plasma cells usually in bone marrow but sometimes in other tissues
  • noun
  • /ˌplæzməˈsaɪtəʊmə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : plasmocitoma
  • After reviewing the patient's medical history, the doctor suspected a plasmacytoma due to the presence of abnormal plasma cells.
  • extramedullary plasmacytoma
  • solitary plasmacytoma
  • plasmacytoma of bone

Examples

  • Extramedullary plasmacytomas are uncommon tumors, with a worldwide annual incidence of 3 per 100,000 population.

    Academic text (2006)

  • We also briefly review the diagnostic and treatment options for patients with extramedullary plasmacytoma.

    Academic text (2010)

  • In this article, we report a new case of thyroid plasmacytoma that developed into systemic disease.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Between then and 1997, more than 400 articles addressing extramedullary plasmacytoma were published.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Further diagnostic steps were performed in the Department of Oncology to exclude a plasmacytoma.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Hence, a diagnosis of a solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma was established.

    Academic text (2006)

  • We report a new case of disseminated plasmacytoma of the thyroid, which occurred in a 68-year-old woman.

    Academic text (2010)

  • We describe a case of extramedullary plasmacytoma that arose from the nasal septum.

    Academic text (2005)

  • We report a rare case of extramedullary plasmacytoma of the nasal septum in a 65-year-old woman.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Autoimmune thyroiditis has been associated with plasmacytoma confined to the thyroid gland.

    Academic text (2010)

Surface Forms

plasmacytoma singular
plasmacytomas plural

Morphology

plasmacytoma = plasma cell (semi-transparent) = plasma + cyto + oma

The base idea 'plasma cell' is recognizable, but the medical combining form 'cyto-' and the suffix '-oma' (tumor) are specialized and may be unfamiliar to average learners.

Etymology

Plasmacytoma breaks into parts: plasma, which is the liquid part of blood and also the name for a type of blood cell, cyto meaning 'cell', and -oma meaning 'tumor'. So, plasmacytoma means a 'tumor of plasma cells', which explains why it refers to a growth made of those blood cells.