Pleural fluid MYD88 L265P mutation supporting diagnosis and decision to treat extramedullary Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia: a case report

Pleural fluid MYD88 L265P mutation supporting diagnosis and decision to treat extramedullary Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia: a case report

Abstract Background Our case of a patient with untreated lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia with extramedullary pleural effusion is the first documented case of pleural fluid MYD88 L265P mutation status in a community hospital setting. Our patient was intolerant to 420 mg ibr...

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Main Authors: Martin Barnes, Pritha Sharma, Vikas Kumar, Alan Kaell, William LiPera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Extramedullary
Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia
Lymphoplasmacytic
Allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (AS-PCR)
MYD88 L265P Mutation
Pleural fluid
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-020-02404-x

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