How to Diagnose Plasmacytoma?

A person is diagnosed with a solitary plasmacytoma when: a biopsy reveals a single tumour inside the bone or tissue comprising abnormal plasma cells; x-rays, positron electron tomography (PET scan) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans show no other lesions in the bone or in the soft tissues; bone marrow biopsy ...

Is plasmacytoma a blood cancer?

A type of cancer that begins in plasma cells (white blood cells that produce antibodies). A plasmacytoma may turn into multiple myeloma. Blood cell development. A blood stem cell goes through several steps to become a red blood cell, platelet, or white blood cell.

Is plasmacytoma curable?

Solitary plasmacytoma of the bone can sometimes be cured with radiation therapy or surgery to destroy or remove the tumor. However, 70 percent of people with solitary plasmacytoma eventually develop multiple myeloma.