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Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia
Tree Number(s)
C04.557.595.925
C14.907.454.960
C15.378.147.780.925
C15.378.463.515.960
C15.604.515.925
C20.683.780.925
Unique ID
D008258
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008258
Annotation
in titles & translations use diacritic: Waldenström
Scope Note
A lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by pleomorphic B-LYMPHOCYTES including PLASMA CELLS, with increased levels of monoclonal serum IMMUNOGLOBULIN M. There is lymphoplasmacytic cells infiltration into bone marrow and often other tissues, also known as lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. Clinical features include ANEMIA; HEMORRHAGES; and hyperviscosity.
Entry Term(s)
Familial Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinaemia
Lymphoma, Lymphocytic, Plasmacytoid
Lymphoma, Lymphoplasmacytoid
Macroglobulinemia
Primary Macroglobulinemia
Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinaemia
Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
NLM Classification #
WH 540
Public MeSH Note
1999; see WALDENSTROM'S MACROGLOBULINEMIA 1992-98, see MACROGLOBULINEMIA 1963-91; for LYMPHOMA, LYMPHOCYTIC, PLASMACYTOID see LYMPHOMA, SMALL CELL 1991-2007
History Note
1999 (1963)
Date Established
1999/01/01
Date of Entry
2024/11/06
Revision Date
2024/11/06
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