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Plasma cell
A plasma cell is a special white cell typically found in the bone marrow which is responsible for making antibodies. When it becomes cancerous, it causes a condition known as multiple myeloma.
Dr. Kelty Baker reviewed this
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A 49-year old female asked:
How bad is the prognosis for plasma cell leukemia?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Does 15 percent plasma cells in b m b lead to myloma?
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A 30-year old asked:
Is plasma cell myeloma hereditary?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Can 14 percent of plasma cells mean mgus?
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A 29-year old asked:
interstitial plasma cell pneumonia.What is a lay term used for it?
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A 31-year old asked:
Ibrutinib: do you know if this drug works with plasma cell leukemia?
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A 37-year old female asked about a 59-year old female:
Low m spike below 1 but 14 percent plasma cells what does this mean no crab features?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Pls hematologist opinion needed no clinical findings but 15 percent plasma cells mean what?
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A 27-year old male asked:
What is/are the best test(s) for detecting a monoclonal plasma cell disorder? How sensitive are these tests? Which types of mpcds can they detect?
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A 37-year old female asked:
What is the difference between plasma cells n blast cells?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Hematologist opinion plasma cell 15 percent but no crab pls explain ?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Hematologist opinion pls 14 percent plasma cells without any crab feature mean?
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A 37-year old female asked:
No abnormal infiltrates in the bone marrow but states 15 percent plasma cells means?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Everything in normal range except fr plasma cells in the bone marrow 15 percent means what?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Is there a relation between polyclonal spike n increased plasma cells in the bone marrow pls answer?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Is increase in plasma cell 15 percent only related to multiple myloma of other malignancies or infection also?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Subepithlial stroma is infiltrated with plasma cells. Plasma cells found in skin biopsy? What does it mean? Please explain?
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A 21-year old asked:
What is the prognosis (chance of recovery) for multiple myeloma and other plasma cell cancer types?
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A 37-year old female asked:
How n why is it that m spike is below 1 but plasma cells are 15 percent in the bone marrow pls kindly explain?
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A 85-year old asked about a 85-year old male:
4%plasma cells in bone marrow biopsy-how serious is it?
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A 48-year old female asked:
What does dense subepithelial lymphocytic infiltrate with small lymphocytes and scattered plasma cells mean?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Counting 500 cells manually in an bone marrow aspiration there are 14 percent plasma cells what does this mean?
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A 49-year old female asked:
How bad is multiple myeloma with 40% abnormal plasma cells in bone marrow?
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A 21-year old asked:
What types of treatment exist for multiple myeloma and other plasma cell cancer types?
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A 37-year old female asked:
How does one differentiate between infection n malignancy in the bone marrow plasma cell percentage?
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A 37-year old female asked about a 59-year old female:
I want a hematologist opinion pls help in understanding my reports less than 1m spike no crab features but 15 percent plasma cells in the bone marrow?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Hi pls gve me insight in a bone marrow biopsy results which says 15 percent plasma cells?
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A 37-year old female asked about a 59-year old female:
What state is this when m spike is below 1 but plasma cells is 14 in bone marrow n no crab features pls hematologist opion?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Infiltrated plasma cells in scalp can cause sccaring alopecia? Or will the hair grow back after clearning this infiltration?
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A 37-year old female asked about a 59-year old female:
Pls hematologist opinion needed I am writing u a biopsy report pls kindly tell me what it means bone marrow biopsy15 percent plasma cells?
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