Pathology · single question
Which cell type is involved in multiple myeloma?
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Correct answer: B. Plasma
- A. T cells are not the malignant cell in myeloma.
- B. Correct. Multiple myeloma is a malignant proliferation of plasma cells (which produce monoclonal immunoglobulin / M-protein).
- C. Ghost cells are seen in calcifying odontogenic (Gorlin) cysts/pilomatrixoma, not myeloma.
- D. 'Round cells' is nonspecific and not the defining cell of myeloma.