Epidemiology
- Extremely rare
Physiology
- Primary involvement of lung by Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia
Diagnosis
- CXR/Chest CT Pattern:
1) Parenchymal mass/ nodule: usually poorly circumscribed
2) Pleural effusion:
Bone X-rays: diffuse osteopenia
BM Bx: positive in vast majority of cases
Clinical
Symptoms/ signs (usually asymptomatic)
-Dyspnea: may occur in cases with pleural effusion
-Other: fatigue/ bone pain/ fever/ weight loss/ lymphad-enopathy/ hepatosplenomegaly/ hyperviscosity syndrome
Complications:
Treatment
- Treatment of pleural effusion