Immunoproliferative Disorders - 2
•Plasma cell dyscrasias: continued
•UWaldenstrom=s macroglobulinemia
•emalignant production of B lymphocytes
•ecells are called Aplasmacytoid lymphocytes@
•eproduce large amounts of monoclonal IgM
•eincreased serum viscosity
•Laboratory Diagnosis of Plasma cell dyscrasias:
•UProtein electrophoresis
•UImmunoelectrophoresis (IEP)
•UImmunofixation electrophoresis (IFE)