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For patient information on this page, click here Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mohsin, M.D.[2] Roukoz A. Karam, M.D.[3], Mirdula Sharma, MBBS [4]

Synonyms and keywords: Waldenstrom/Waldenstrom's macroglubulinemia (WM), Primary macroglobulinemia, Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL), Plasmacytoid lymphocytic lymphoma, Familial Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinaemia, Waldenström macroglobulinaemia

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Diagnostic criteria of Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia

In September 26-30, 2002, in Athens, Greece,the Second International Workshop was held in which the following diagnostic criteria for Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia was proposed:[1]

  1. IgM monoclonal protein of any concentration.
  2. Bone marrow infiltration by small lymphocytes showing plasmacytoid/plasma-cell differentiation.
  3. Intertrabecular pattern of bone marrow infiltration.
  4. Surface IgM+, CD5±, CD10−, CD19+, CD20+, CD22+, CD23−, CD25+, CD27+, FMC7+, CD103−, CD138 immunophenotype.

(3,4 are supportive of but not necessary for WM diagnosis).

  • Another diagnostic Criteria for Waldenström Macroglobulinemia and Associated Disorders is as follow:[2]
  1. Waldenström macroglobulinemia:
    • IgM monoclonal gammopathy (regardless of the size of the M protein) with >10% bone marrow lymphoplasmacytic infiltration (usually intertrabecular) by small lymphocytes that exhibit plasmacytoid or plasma cell differentiation and a typical immunophenotype (surface IgM+, CD5–, CD10–, CD19+, CD20+, CD23–) that satisfactorily excludes other lymphoproliferative disorders, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia and mantle cell lymphoma.
  1. IgM MGUS:
    • Serum IgM monoclonal protein level <3 g/dL, bone marrow lymphoplasmacytic infiltration <10%, and no evidence of anemia, constitutional symptoms, hyperviscosity, lymphadenopathy, or hepatosplenomegaly.
  1. Smoldering Waldenström macroglobulinemia (also referred to as indolent or asymptomatic Waldenström macroglobulinemia):
    • Serum IgM monoclonal protein level ≥3 g/dL and/or bone marrow lymphoplasmacytic infiltration ≥10% and no evidence ofend-organ damage, such as anemia, constitutional symptoms, hyperviscosity, lymphadenopathy, or hepatosplenomegaly, that can be attributed to a lymphoplasmacytic proliferative disorder.
  • Not all the diagnostic tests mentioned are performed in a WM patient. A doctor takes into account the following factors before choosing diagnostic tests in a particular patient:
    • Suspected type of cancer.
    • Signs and symptoms.
    • Age.
    • Medical condition of the patient.
    • Results of earlier medical tests.

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  1. Dimopoulos MA, Kyle RA, Anagnostopoulos A, Treon SP (2005). "Diagnosis and management of Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia". J Clin Oncol. 23 (7): 1564–77. doi:10.1200/JCO.2005.03.144. PMID 15735132.
  2. Ansell, Stephen M.; Kyle, Robert A.; Reeder, Craig B.; Fonseca, Rafael; Mikhael, Joseph R.; Morice, William G.; Bergsagel, P. Leif; Buadi, Francis K.; Colgan, Joseph P.; Dingli, David; Dispenzieri, Angela; Greipp, Philip R.; Habermann, Thomas M.; Hayman, Suzanne R.; Inwards, David J.; Johnston, Patrick B.; Kumar, Shaji K.; Lacy, Martha Q.; Lust, John A.; Markovic, Svetomir N.; Micallef, Ivana N.M.; Nowakowski, Grzegorz S.; Porrata, Luis F.; Roy, Vivek; Russell, Stephen J.; Short, Kristen E. Detweiler; Stewart, A. Keith; Thompson, Carrie A.; Witzig, Thomas E.; Zeldenrust, Steven R.; Dalton, Robert J.; Rajkumar, S. Vincent; Gertz, Morie A. (2010). "Diagnosis and Management of Waldenström Macroglobulinemia: Mayo Stratification of Macroglobulinemia and Risk-Adapted Therapy (mSMART) Guidelines". Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 85 (9): 824–833. doi:10.4065/mcp.2010.0304. ISSN 0025-6196.