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Plasma cell dyscrasia

Plasma cell dyscrasia

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ICDO = 9730-9739
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Plasma cell dyscrasias are disorders of the plasma cells; they include malignant and non-malignant disorders. Malignant disorders are termed plasma cell neoplasms.

The most common type is multiple myeloma.cite web |url=http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/210392.html |title=Multiple myeloma and other plasma cell neoplasms |format= |work= |accessdate=]

Classification

*Cryoglobulinemia
*Heavy chain disease
*Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
*Multiple myeloma
*Plasmacytoma
*Plasma cell leukemia
*POEMS syndrome
*Primary amyloidosis (Immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis)
*Waldenström's macroglobulinemia

References

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