PLASMACYTOMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does plasmacytoma mean? 

• PLASMACYTOMA (noun)
  The noun PLASMACYTOMA has 1 sense:

1. neoplasm of plasma cells (usually in bone marrow)

  Familiarity information: PLASMACYTOMA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLASMACYTOMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Neoplasm of plasma cells (usually in bone marrow)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("plasmacytoma" is a kind of...):

neoplasm; tumor; tumour (an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose)

 Context examples 

A plasmacytoma may turn into multiple myeloma.

(Plasmacytoma, NCI Dictionary)

Develop spontaneous plasmacytomas after about 8 months of age, with an incidence of about 30% in males and 16% in females.

(LOU/C, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)

This category includes plasma cell myeloma, plasma cell leukemia, plasmacytoma, monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease, and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance.

(Plasma Cell Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Produced by T-cells, monocytes, fibroblasts, and many other cells, Interleukin 6 stimulates the growth of hybridomas and plasmacytomas, as well as the growth and differentiation of B-cells.

(Interleukin-6, NCI Thesaurus)

Multiple myeloma, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), and plasmacytoma are types of plasma cell tumors.

(Plasma Cell Neoplasm, NCI Dictionary)

In addition to the above listed criteria, a 50% or more reduction in the size of soft tissue plasmacytomas is also required, if present at baseline.

(Partial Response of Multiple Myeloma or Plasma Cell Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus)

The BALB/c mouse develops plasmacytomas upon injection with mineral oil, which form the mouse cell component of the mouse-human hybrid cells that are used in the production of monoclonal antibodies.

(BALB/c Mouse, NCI Thesaurus)

A tumor of hybrid cells used in the in vitro production of specific monoclonal antibodies; produced by fusion of an established tissue culture line of lymphocyte tumor cells (e.g., mouse plasmacytoma cells) and specific antibody-producing cells (e.g., splenocytes from specifically immunized mice); fusions are accomplished by use of polyethylene glycol or other methods.

(Hybridoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Complete response of multiple myeloma or plasma cell leukemia is characterized by negative immunofixation on serum and urine samples, and disappearance of any soft tissue plasmacytomas, and 5% or less plasma cells in the bone marrow (confirmation with repeat bone marrow biopsy not needed).

(Complete Response of Multiple Myeloma or Plasma Cell Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus)

Non-bone marrow plasmacytoma.

(Extraosseus Plasmacytoma of the Mouse Hematologic System, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)