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CASE — Multiple myeloma. The neoplastic cells in multiple myeloma are:
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Correct answer: B. Plasma cells
- A. Multiple myeloma is not a T-cell malignancy.
- B. Correct. Multiple myeloma is a malignant proliferation of plasma cells (producing monoclonal immunoglobulin).
- C. Histiocytes are involved in Langerhans cell disease, not myeloma.
- D. Osteoblasts are bone-forming cells, not the neoplastic cells here.