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Descriptor English: Leukemia, Plasma Cell
Descriptor Spanish: Leucemia de Células Plasmáticas
Descriptor leucemia de células plasmáticas
Entry term(s) leucemia plasmocitaria
Scope note: Forma poco frecuente y agresiva de MIELOMA MÚLTIPLE caracterizado por la circulación de un excesivo número de CÉLULAS PLASMÁTICAS en la sangre periférica. Puede ser una manifestación primaria del mieloma múltiple o desarrollarse como una complicación terminal de la enfermedad.
Descriptor Portuguese: Leucemia Plasmocitária
Descriptor French: Leucémie à plasmocytes
Entry term(s): Leukemia, Plasmacytic
Leukemias, Plasma Cell
Leukemias, Plasmacytic
Plasma Cell Leukemia
Plasma Cell Leukemias
Plasmacytic Leukemia
Plasmacytic Leukemias
Tree number(s): C04.557.337.595
C04.557.595.500.500
C15.378.508.595
C20.683.515.845.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007952
Scope note: A rare, aggressive variant of MULTIPLE MYELOMA characterized by the circulation of excessive PLASMA CELLS in the peripheral blood. It can be a primary manifestation of multiple myeloma or develop as a terminal complication during the disease.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Leukemia (1966)
Public MeSH Note: 2008; see LEUKEMIA, PLASMACYTIC 1967-2007
History Note: 2008 (1967)
DeCS ID: 23884
Unique ID: D007952
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Date Established: 1967/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Leukemia, Plasma Cell - Preferred
Concept UI M0012397
Scope note A rare, aggressive variant of MULTIPLE MYELOMA characterized by the circulation of excessive PLASMA CELLS in the peripheral blood. It can be a primary manifestation of multiple myeloma or develop as a terminal complication during the disease.
Preferred term Leukemia, Plasma Cell
Entry term(s) Leukemia, Plasmacytic
Leukemias, Plasma Cell
Leukemias, Plasmacytic
Plasma Cell Leukemia
Plasma Cell Leukemias
Plasmacytic Leukemia
Plasmacytic Leukemias



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