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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-9-29
pubmed:abstractText
Monoclonal gammopathy is a well-recognized occurrence in splenic marginal zone lymphoma (MZL); however, its prevalence has never been reported in extranodal MZL (ENMZL). We present results of a retrospective analysis of 26 patients with newly diagnosed as well as previously treated ENMZL. Monoclonal gammopathy was detected in 7 out of 26 (27%) patients. All patients with a monoclonal gammopathy had stage IV disease, and most of them had involvement of lymph nodes and/or bone marrow (n = 6). Only 1 out of 7 patients with a monoclonal spike had stage IV disease diagnosed based on multifocal mucosal involvement. There was also a strong correlation between the involvement of bone marrow and the presence of a monoclonal spike (Fisher's exact test, P = 0.0007). Prevalence of monoclonal gammopathy is higher than previously recognized and indicates advanced disease. However, the prognostic significance of the presence of monoclonal gammopathy in this population is unknown.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0361-8609
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2004 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
77
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
144-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Monoclonal gammopathy in extranodal marginal zone lymphoma (ENMZL) correlates with advanced disease and bone marrow involvement.
pubmed:affiliation
Georgetown University Hospital, Departments of Oncology and Medicine, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA. ea26@georgetown.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article