Rare presentation of double-clonal Waldenström macroglobulinemia with pulmonary embolism: A case report

Autor: Sun Yan, Meng Fan-Jun, Huang Jun-Xia, Yan Xue-Shen, Zhao Xia, Zhou Jing-Jing, Gao Yan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Open Life Sciences, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 695-708 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2391-5412
DOI: 10.1515/biol-2022-0619
Popis: Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) rarely leads to pulmonary embolism. Due to its low incidence, the underlying pathophysiology, prognosis, and optimal treatment remain largely unexplored and uninvestigated. In this study, a patient with a double-clonal WM, a rare subtype, presented with pulmonary embolism. The patient had a small number of plasma cells without morphological abnormalities, and an effective therapeutic response was observed. Nonetheless, the clinical prognosis requires a long-term follow-up.
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