Jitani Ankit, Mundhe Mayur Babasaheb, Husain Kazi Wajid, Menghani Hemant, Desai Maharshi, Nair Velu
Apollo CBCC Cancer Care, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Apollo Hospitals International Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Int J Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Res. 2024 Oct 1;18(4):411-414. doi: 10.18502/ijhoscr.v18i4.16767.
Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) is a rare lymphoproliferative malignancy presenting with para-proteinemia. The symptoms are attributable to both lymphoproliferation and IgM flare. Gastrointestinal manifestations are not uncommon. It is an indolent disease with good response to chemoimmunotherapy but with possible persistence of asymptomatic paraproteinemia. Resurgence of gastrointestinal symptoms in a patient of WM maintaining reasonable response warrant a thorough search for alternate pathology. Herein we describe a rare case of sequential occurrence of WM with Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease posing a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
华氏巨球蛋白血症(WM)是一种罕见的伴有副蛋白血症的淋巴增殖性恶性肿瘤。其症状归因于淋巴增殖和IgM激增。胃肠道表现并不少见。它是一种惰性疾病,对化疗免疫疗法反应良好,但可能存在无症状副蛋白血症。在对化疗免疫疗法保持合理反应的WM患者中,胃肠道症状复发需要彻底排查其他病理情况。在此,我们描述了一例罕见的WM与嗜酸性胃肠道疾病先后发生的病例,这带来了诊断和治疗上的挑战。