Svensk definition
En lymfoproliferativ rubbning som karakteriseras av onormala plasmaceller och pleomorfa B-lymfocyter, höjda nivåer av immunoglobulin M. Också känd som lymfoplasmatiskt lymfom. Kliniska tecken inkluderar blodbrist, blödningar and hyperviskositet.
Engelsk definition
A lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by pleomorphic B-LYMPHOCYTES including PLASMA CELLS, with increased levels of monoclonal serum IMMUNOGLOBULIN M. There is lymphoplasmacytic cells infiltration into bone marrow and often other tissues, also known as lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. Clinical features include ANEMIA; HEMORRHAGES; and hyperviscosity.
Svenska synonymer
Makroglobulinemi — Waldenströms sjukdom — Lymfoplasmacytisk lymfom — Familjär Waldenströms makroglobulinemi
Engelska synonymer
Macroglobulinemia, Waldenstrom — Lymphoma, Lymphoplasmacytoid — Lymphomas, Lymphoplasmacytoid — Lymphoplasmacytoid Lymphoma — Lymphoplasmacytoid Lymphomas — Macroglobulinemia — Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia — Macroglobulinemia, Waldenstrom's — Waldenstroms Macroglobulinemia — Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinaemia — Macroglobulinaemia, Waldenstrom's — Waldenstrom Macroglobulinaemia — Waldenstroms Macroglobulinaemia — Lymphoma, Lymphocytic, Plasmacytoid — Primary Macroglobulinemia — Macroglobulinemia, Primary — Familial Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinaemia — Familial Waldenstrom Macroglobulinaemia — Familial Waldenstroms Macroglobulinaemia — Macroglobulinaemia, Familial Waldenstrom's — Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinaemia, Familial