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==Laboratory Findings==
==Laboratory Findings==
WM is mostly suspected when a patient has low blood counts and/or high levels of unusual protein levels on blood tests. Then usually after that, a blood test called [[serum protein electrophoresis]] is ordered to find out what type of protein is there. And mostly, only after these tests are done that a biopsy of either the bone marrow or a lymph node is considered to confirm the WM diagnosis. Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of Waldenström macroglobulinemia include:<ref name="pmid11736938">{{cite journal| author=García-Sanz R, Montoto S, Torrequebrada A, de Coca AG, Petit J, Sureda A et al.| title=Waldenström macroglobulinaemia: presenting features and outcome in a series with 217 cases. | journal=Br J Haematol | year= 2001 | volume= 115 | issue= 3 | pages= 575-82 | pmid=11736938 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11736938  }} </ref>
WM is mostly suspected when a patient has low blood counts and/or high levels of unusual protein levels on blood tests. Then usually after that, a blood test called [[serum protein electrophoresis]] is ordered to find out what type of protein is there. And mostly, only after these tests are done that a biopsy of either the bone marrow or a lymph node is considered to confirm the LPL diagnosis. Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma include:<ref name="pmid11736938">{{cite journal| author=García-Sanz R, Montoto S, Torrequebrada A, de Coca AG, Petit J, Sureda A et al.| title=Waldenström macroglobulinaemia: presenting features and outcome in a series with 217 cases. | journal=Br J Haematol | year= 2001 | volume= 115 | issue= 3 | pages= 575-82 | pmid=11736938 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11736938  }} </ref>
* '''Complete blood count:'''
* '''Complete blood count:'''
**[[Anemia]].
**[[Anemia]].
***Seen in 40% of newly diagnosed patients and in 80% of symptomatic patients with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia.
***Seen in 40% of newly diagnosed patients and in 80% of symptomatic patients with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma.
***Multi-factorial causes including: decreased RBC synthesis due to [[bone marrow infiltration]], [[iron deficiency]] due to [[gastrointestinal bleeding]], and [[chronic inflammation]].
***Multi-factorial causes including: decreased RBC synthesis due to [[bone marrow infiltration]], [[iron deficiency]] due to [[gastrointestinal bleeding]], and [[chronic inflammation]].
**[[Thrombocytopenia]].
**[[Thrombocytopenia]].
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*** Possibly due to interaction between [[platelet]] membrane [[Glycoprotein|glycoproteins]] and [[IgM]] [[paraprotein]].
*** Possibly due to interaction between [[platelet]] membrane [[Glycoprotein|glycoproteins]] and [[IgM]] [[paraprotein]].
** Abnormalities in [[prothrombin time]], [[activated partial thromboplastin time]], [[thrombin time]], and [[fibrinogen]].
** Abnormalities in [[prothrombin time]], [[activated partial thromboplastin time]], [[thrombin time]], and [[fibrinogen]].
* '''Mutational analysis:''' The ''[[MYD88]]'' gene mutation has been found in more than 90% of patients with Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia.<ref name="pmid23321251">{{cite journal| author=Xu L, Hunter ZR, Yang G, Zhou Y, Cao Y, Liu X et al.| title=MYD88 L265P in Waldenström macroglobulinemia, immunoglobulin M monoclonal gammopathy, and other B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders using conventional and quantitative allele-specific polymerase chain reaction. | journal=Blood | year= 2013 | volume= 121 | issue= 11 | pages= 2051-8 | pmid=23321251 | doi=10.1182/blood-2012-09-454355 | pmc=3596964 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23321251  }} </ref>
* '''Mutational analysis:''' The ''[[MYD88]]'' gene mutation has been found in more than 90% of patients with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma.<ref name="pmid23321251">{{cite journal| author=Xu L, Hunter ZR, Yang G, Zhou Y, Cao Y, Liu X et al.| title=MYD88 L265P in Waldenström macroglobulinemia, immunoglobulin M monoclonal gammopathy, and other B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders using conventional and quantitative allele-specific polymerase chain reaction. | journal=Blood | year= 2013 | volume= 121 | issue= 11 | pages= 2051-8 | pmid=23321251 | doi=10.1182/blood-2012-09-454355 | pmc=3596964 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23321251  }} </ref>
*'''Cryocrit:'''
*'''Cryocrit:'''
**This test measures the blood levels of cryoglobulins (proteins that clump together in cool temperatures and can block blood vessels).
**This test measures the blood levels of cryoglobulins (proteins that clump together in cool temperatures and can block blood vessels).
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**Cold agglutinins are antibodies that attack and kill red blood cells, especially at cooler temperatures. These dead cells can then build up and block blood vessels. A blood test can be used to detect these antibodies.
**Cold agglutinins are antibodies that attack and kill red blood cells, especially at cooler temperatures. These dead cells can then build up and block blood vessels. A blood test can be used to detect these antibodies.
*'''Beta-2 microglobulin (β2M):'''
*'''Beta-2 microglobulin (β2M):'''
**This test measures another protein made by the cancer cells in WM. This protein itself doesn’t cause any problems, but it’s a useful indicator of a patient’s prognosis (outlook). High levels of β2M are linked with a worse outlook.
**This test measures another protein made by the cancer cells in LPL. This protein itself doesn’t cause any problems, but it’s a useful indicator of a patient’s prognosis (outlook). High levels of β2M are linked with a worse outlook.
*'''Urinanalysis:'''
*'''Urinanalysis:'''
**Proteinuria.
**Proteinuria.

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mohsin, M.D.[2]

Overview

Patients with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma usually appear oriented to time, place, and person. Physical examination of patients with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma is usually remarkable for various findings depending on the degree of tissue infiltration by malignant tumor cells, hyperviscosity syndrome, and accumulation of paraprotein.

Laboratory Findings

WM is mostly suspected when a patient has low blood counts and/or high levels of unusual protein levels on blood tests. Then usually after that, a blood test called serum protein electrophoresis is ordered to find out what type of protein is there. And mostly, only after these tests are done that a biopsy of either the bone marrow or a lymph node is considered to confirm the LPL diagnosis. Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma include:[1]

References

  1. García-Sanz R, Montoto S, Torrequebrada A, de Coca AG, Petit J, Sureda A; et al. (2001). "Waldenström macroglobulinaemia: presenting features and outcome in a series with 217 cases". Br J Haematol. 115 (3): 575–82. PMID 11736938.
  2. Katzmann JA, Kyle RA, Benson J, Larson DR, Snyder MR, Lust JA; et al. (2009). "Screening panels for detection of monoclonal gammopathies". Clin Chem. 55 (8): 1517–22. doi:10.1373/clinchem.2009.126664. PMC 3773468. PMID 19520758.
  3. Penny R, Castaldi PA, Whitsed HM (1971). "Inflammation and haemostasis in paraproteinaemias". Br J Haematol. 20 (1): 35–44. PMID 4924493.
  4. Xu L, Hunter ZR, Yang G, Zhou Y, Cao Y, Liu X; et al. (2013). "MYD88 L265P in Waldenström macroglobulinemia, immunoglobulin M monoclonal gammopathy, and other B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders using conventional and quantitative allele-specific polymerase chain reaction". Blood. 121 (11): 2051–8. doi:10.1182/blood-2012-09-454355. PMC 3596964. PMID 23321251.

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