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Associated malignancies in patients with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia and their kin.
Clinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia - 1 Feb 2011
Hanzis Christina, Ojha Rohit P, Hunter Zachary, Manning Robert, Lewicki Megan, Brodsky Philip, Ioakimidis Leukothea, Tripsas Christina, Patterson Christopher J, Sheehy Patricia, Treon Steven P
Abstract excerpt
We examined the incidence of other malignancies in 924 Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia (WM) patients and their kin. A total of 225 (24.3%) patients had ≥1 additional malignancy, with 63% predating the WM diagnosis. The most common gender-adjusted malignancies were prostate (9.4%), breast (8.0%), non-melanoma skin (7.1%), hematologic (2.8%), melanoma (2.2%), lung (1.4%) and thyroid 1.1%). Among hematologic...
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