Waldenstrom=s - 2
•Classification:
•ea monoclonal gammopathy with malignant lymphoproliferation
•Monoclonal gammopathies:
•euncontrolled proliferation of a single clone or line of plasma cells
•ealso called Aplasma cell dyscrasia@
•eplasma cell clone produces a homogenous monoclonal protein (M-protein)
•ein the case of Waldenstrom=s the clone produces a homogenous monoclonal protein of IgM class immunoglobulins