We know little about the specific stimuli that
make plasma cell tumors develop but in humans, risk factors include exposure to petroleum products and radiation.
The unfolded protein response is partially activated in PEL, but is fully activated
in plasma cell tumors, linking endoplasmic reticulum stress to plasma cell development through XBP - 1.
The purpose of this study was to expand on previous data documenting clinical benefit in dogs with lymphoid leukemia and multiple myeloma /
plasma cell tumors.
In Bernice's scenario, lymphoma and
plasma cell tumors are the most common causes of elevated globulin levels.
Plasma cell tumors in other parts of the digestive tract usually have clinical signs associated with digestive problems or difficulties in passing bowel movements.
Other primary bone tumors include chondrosarcoma, hemangiosarcoma, fibrosarcoma, lymphoma and
plasma cell tumors.
Some less common but also malignant oral tumors found in dogs include osteosarcoma, mast cell tumor, hemangiosarcoma, lymphoma,
plasma cell tumor, and multilobular tumor of bone.
We are starting 2013 with Gambler, a 9 year old neutered male Australian Cattle dog, who was presented to our Oncology department at VRCC in early April 2011, with a biopsy confirmed diagnosis of
an plasma cell tumor of the right lower jaw.
She has a special interest in osteosarcoma,
plasma cell tumors, lymphoma, mast cell tumors, and investigating ways in which the immune system can be modified to better recognize and eliminate cancer cells.
Special Areas of Interest: Osteosarcoma,
plasma cell tumors, lymphoma, mast cell tumors, and investigating ways in which the immune system can be modified to better recognize and eliminate cancer cells.
These tumors are referred to based on the location such as the fibrousconnective tissue (fibrosarcoma), the fat cells (liposarcoma), the blood vessels (hemangiosarcoma), and the hematopoietic cells of the bone marrow (
plasma cell tumor, lymphosarcoma).