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Waldenström macroglobulinemia

Waldenström macroglobulinemia, previously also known as lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma, is a type of B-cell lymphoma. This condition is a rare, ...

Waldenström macroglobulinemia, previously also known as lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma, is a type of B-cell lymphoma.
This condition is a rare, malignant monoclonal gammopathy where there are pathological levels of circulating IgM, elevated serum viscosity and lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate in the bone marrow.
BARIUM FOLLOW-THROUGH
•  Micronodularity and fold thickening
CT
•  Non-specific lymph node enlargement
•  Hepatosplenomegaly
MRI
•  Infiltration of the spine is seen in 90% (replacement of the normal fatty bone marrow and bone infarcts).