Is Plasmacytoma Benign or Malignant?

Indolent (well-differentiated) plasmacytoma is benign and should be cured by surgical excision. Anaplastic plasmacytomas progress slowly and only metastasize in rare cases. In other species, plasmacytomas of the skin and oral cavity tend to be benign, and those of the oesophagus and gastrointestinal tract, malignant.

Is plasmacytoma malignant?

Plasmacytoma is a rare hematological malignancy characterized by a discrete, solitary mass of neoplastic monoclonal plasma cells that occurs either (1) inside (solitary bone plasmacytoma - SBP) or outside (extramedullary plasmacytoma - EMP) the bone.

What type of cancer is plasmacytoma?

A plasmacytoma is a type of abnormal plasma cell growth that is cancerous. Rather than many tumors in different locations as in multiple myeloma, there is only one tumor, hence the name solitary plasmacytoma. A solitary plasmacytoma often develops in a bone.