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plasmacytoma

 [plaz″mah-si-to´mah]
1. a plasma cell dyscrasia.
2. a discrete, presumably solitary, plasma cell tumor mass.
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plas·ma·cy·to·ma

(plaz'mă-sī-tō'mă),
A discrete, presumably solitary mass of neoplastic plasma cells in bone or in one of various extramedullary sites; in humans, such lesions are probably the initial phase of developing plasma cell myeloma.
[plasmacyte + G. -oma, tumor]
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plasmacytoma

Hematology A tumor composed of malignant plasma cells. See Plasma cell.
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plas·ma·cy·to·ma

(plaz'mă-sī-tō'mă)
A discrete, presumably solitary mass of neoplastic plasma cells in bone or in one of various extramedullary sites; in humans, such lesions are probably the initial phase of developing plasma cell myeloma.
[plasmacyte + G. -oma, tumor]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

plas·ma·cy·to·ma

(plaz'mă-sī-tō'mă)
A discrete, presumably solitary mass of neoplastic plasma cells in bone or in one of various extramedullary sites; in humans, such lesions are probably the initial phase of developing plasma cell myeloma.
[plasmacyte + G. -oma, tumor]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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[25] A solitary plasmacytoma with minimal bone marrow involvement and asymptomatic MM cannot be ruled out in these patients.
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