Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia presenting with spinal cord compression: A case report

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 955-958

  Al Halabi, Hani ^a   Roberge, David ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidural space; Radiotherapy; Spinal cord compression; Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BLOOD SMEAR; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOPENIA; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERVISCOSITY SYNDROME; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOCYTOMA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SYMPTOM; WALDENSTROEM MACROGLOBULINEMIA;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE MARROW; EPIDURAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; WALDENSTROM MACROGLOBULINEMIA;

EID: 33845274341     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20680     Document Type: Article

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