Fast Facts: Waldenström Macroglobulinemia

Fast Facts: Waldenström Macroglobulinemia
ISBN-10
3318067350
ISBN-13
9783318067354
Series
Fast Facts
Category
Medical
Pages
76
Language
English
Published
2022-10-05
Publisher
Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
Authors
Roger Owen, Christian Buske, Jorge J. Castillo

Description

Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) is a rare lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma characterized by the presence of an immunoglobulin M (IgM) monoclonal protein.

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