Waldenström Macroglobulinemia Mimicking A Primary Lung Carcinoma


Akarsu I., Valiyev E., Turk M. S., Korpeoglu T., AKYÜREK N., SAYAN M., ...Daha Fazla

GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.36, sa.4, ss.445-447, 2025 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12996/gmj.2023.3796
  • Dergi Adı: GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.445-447
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Waldenstr & ouml;m macroglobulinemia (WM) is a rare hematological disease that accounts for 1-2% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas. WM is a variant of lymphoplasmocytic lymphoma and is characterized by bone marrow involvement as well as immunoglobulin M monoclonal gammopathy. It occurs as 3 to 4 cases per million each year. Extramedullary involvement of this entity is rare, and lung involvement may present radiologically as a mass, nodular lesion, diffuse infiltration, or pleural effusion. The diagnosis can be made by performing a biopsy of the pulmonary parenchyma, bronchoalveolar lavage, or cytological examination of pleural fluid. Here, we aimed to present a case of WM mimicking primary lung carcinoma radiologically.