IgA-producing lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma carrying the chromosomal abnormality t(8;14)

Gotoh, Yuta; Aoyama, Yumi; Tsunemine, Hiroko; Idei, Yuka; Mori, Akira; Kodaka, Takeshi; Iba, Sachiko; Tomita, Akihiro; Itoh, Tomoo; Takahashi, Takayuki

doi:10.3960/jslrt.19009

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“…2,5 Approximately five percent of patients secrete an IgG or IgA M-protein, the vast majority of these being the IgG isotype. 6 The light chain only and non-secretory variants have also been described. 4 Clinical features are dependent on lymphocyte infiltration within organs (lymph nodes & spleen) and/or an IgM M-protein.…”

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The role of the laboratory in the diagnosis of an unusual case of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia that lacked the common clinical features: A case report

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Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL) is a neoplasm of small B lymphocytes, plasmacytoid lymphocytes and plasma cells usually involving the bone marrow (BM). A subset of LPL which is associated with IgM monoclonal gammopathy is called Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia (WM), and usually requires therapeutic intervention when a patient becomes symptomatic (Bone Marrow failure characterised by cytopenia or hyperviscosity syndrome). Here, we report the case of an 80-year-old female with clinically unsuspected WM who initially presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with nausea and vomiting. The patients’ gastrointestinal symptoms subsequently settled and was awaiting discharge. Non-specific, borderline size significant lymph nodes on CT chest was the only substantial past medical history. The diagnosis of WM was made after the Biochemistry Biomedical Scientist (BMS) detected the presence of a Type I monoclonal cryoglobulin. A potential cryoprecipitate was suspected when repeated ‘clotting’ error flags occurred during routine laboratory analyses; the sample aspiration difficulties being attributed to the viscous nature of the sample. The investigation of inaccessible low volume lymphadenopathy in the elderly should include serum protein electrophoresis and immunoglobulins as this may have established an earlier diagnosis in this case. The application of good scientific principles informed the laboratory investigation and resulted in the identification of a large IgM monoclonal cryoglobulin that prompted further appropriate investigations resulting in the diagnosis of WM. This case also highlights the importance of good communication between the laboratory and clinical staff.

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