A Diagnostic Dilemma : Waldenström's MacroglobulinemiaPlasma Cell Leukemia
Joint Authors
Kumar, Yogesh
Butola, K. S.
Sethi, Bhawna
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-09-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Waldenström's macroglobulinemia is a B-cell neoplasm characterized by infiltration of the bone marrow by a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate and an IgM monoclonal gammopathy.
It is an uncommon disease with overall incidence of approximately 3 per million persons per year, accounting for approximately 1% to 2% of all hematologic cancers.
It has only one-sixth the estimated prevalence of plasma cell myeloma.
Disease symptoms can be due to infiltration of bone marrow and other tissue sites by malignant lymphoplasmacytic cells or due to the effects of elevated serum IgM levels.
However, patients may present with constitutional symptoms only or may be asymptomatic.
In our case, patient presented with chief complaints of fatigability and dyspnoea and was misdiagnosed as plasma cell leukemia on peripheral blood film and bone marrow morphology, but turned out to be a case of Waldenström's macroglobulinemia on cytoflorometry.
The patient was referred for chemotherapy but expired on 10th day of admission.
The suspected cause of death was cardiorespiratory failure.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sethi, Bhawna& Butola, K. S.& Kumar, Yogesh. 2012. A Diagnostic Dilemma : Waldenström's MacroglobulinemiaPlasma Cell Leukemia. Case Reports in Pathology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-459193
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sethi, Bhawna…[et al.]. A Diagnostic Dilemma : Waldenström's MacroglobulinemiaPlasma Cell Leukemia. Case Reports in Pathology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-459193
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sethi, Bhawna& Butola, K. S.& Kumar, Yogesh. A Diagnostic Dilemma : Waldenström's MacroglobulinemiaPlasma Cell Leukemia. Case Reports in Pathology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-459193
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-459193