Abstract

 Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL) is a low-grade, B-cell neoplasm composed of small lymphocytes, plasmacytoid lymphocytes, and plasma cells that typically involve the bone marrow, and it is associated with an immunoglobulin M (IgM) gammopathy. The diagnosis of LPL itself can be challenging because LPL lacks disease-specific morphologic, immunophenotypic, and genetic features to differentiate it from other mature B-cell neoplasms. Although most cases of LPL are IgM secreting, there are exceptions of rare, primary, lymph node-based presentations of LPL or lymphoplasmacytic B-cell proliferations in the bone marrow associated with IgA or IgG gammopathies. We hereby report a case of IgG secreting lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma under our tracking and review of the related literature on management of this rare tumor.

Keywords: Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia (WL); Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma (LPL)

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Citation

Citation: Himanshu Rohela., et al. “Non Waldenstrom Macroglobulenemia Igg Secreting Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma - A Diagnostic Challenge". Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 4.8 (2020): 107-110.

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