Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia

Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia
= lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma
a type of low-grade relatively slow-growing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma characterized by enlarged lymph nodes and high levels of abnormal IgM (macroglobulin) in the blood (see macroglobulinaemia). [G. Waldenstrom (1906–96), Swedish physician]

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