2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Neoplasms 140-239 > Neoplasms Of Uncertain Behavior 235-238 > Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior Of Other And Unspecified Sites And Tissues 238.* >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 238.6
Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of plasma cells- (PLAS-ma-sye-TOE-ma) Cancer of the plasma cells (white blood cells that produce antibodies) that may turn into multiple myeloma.
- A malignant (clonal) proliferation of plasma cells that are cytologically and immunophenotypically identical to those of plasma cell myeloma, but manifest a localized osseous or extraosseous growth pattern. (WHO, 2001) -- 2003
- Any discrete, presumably solitary, mass of neoplastic plasma cells either in bone marrow or various extramedullary sites.
- 238.6 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 238.6 contains 4 index entries
- View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 238.* hierarchy
238.6 also known as:- Plasmacytoma NOS
- Solitary myeloma
Index entries containing 238.6:- Myeloma (multiple) (plasma cell) (plasmacytic) (M9730/3) 203.0
- monostotic (M9731/1)
 238.6
- solitary (M9731/1) 238.6
Plasmacytoma, plasmocytoma (solitary) (M9731/1) 238.6- benign (M9731/0) - see Neoplasm, by site, benign
- malignant (M9731/3) 203.8
Tumor (M8000/1) - see also Neoplasm, by site, unspecified nature- plasma cell (M9731/1) 238.6
- benign (M9731/0) - see Neoplasm, by site, benign
- malignant (M9731/3) 203.8
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