PLASMACYTOMA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (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)

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MR requires all of the following: 1. 25-49% reduction in the level of the serum monoclonal paraprotein maintained for a minimum of 6 weeks; 2. 50-89% reduction in 24 h urinary light chain excretion, which still exceeds 200 mg/24 h, maintained for a minimum of 6 weeks; 3. for patients with non-secretory myeloma only, 25-49% reduction in plasma cells in a bone marrow aspirate and on trephine biopsy, if biopsy is performed, maintained for a minimum of 6 weeks; 4. 25-49% reduction in the size of soft tissue plasmacytomas (by radiography or clinical examination); 5. no increase in size or number of lytic bone lesions (development of a compression fracture does not exclude response) (adapted from National Comprehensive Cancer Network).

(Minimal Response of Multiple Myeloma, NCI Thesaurus)