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Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma and Waldenström macroglobulinaemia: clinicopathological features and differential diagnosis.
Pathology - 1 Jan 2020
Wang Wei, Lin Pei
Abstract excerpt
Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL) represents a distinct type of mature B-cell lymphoma with a substantial subset of cases being associated with Waldenström macroglobulinaemia (WM), defined as primarily bone marrow involvement and the presence of an IgM monoclonal paraprotein. MYD88 L265P mutation, although not specific, is present in the vast majority (>90%) of LPL cases and sheds light on the potential...
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