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Plasmacytoma

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.