[Waldenström macroglobulinemia complicated by peripheral neuropathy due to neural infiltration]. 2023

Natsuki Norioka, and Naoki Kurita, and Yuya Kamura, and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, and Takayasu Kato, and Yasuhisa Yokoyama, and Hidekazu Nishikii, and Naoshi Obara, and Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto, and Hana Takahashi, and Kiyotaka Nakamagoe, and Akiko Ishii, and Ryota Matsuoka, and Toru Nanmoku, and Akira Tamaoka, and Shigeru Chiba
Department of Hematology, University of Tsukuba Hospital.

A 51-year-old man with the chief complaint of glove- and stocking-type dysesthesia for >3 years was diagnosed with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM) based on IgM-type M-proteinemia, bone marrow infiltration of plasmacytoid B cells, multiple lymphadenopathies, and splenomegaly. A nerve conduction examination suggested demyelinating neuropathy. Serum anti-myelin-associated glycoprotein antibody was negative. Sural nerve biopsy showed myelin thinning, suggesting demyelination. Axonal damage and tumor cell infiltration in the intrafascicular epineurium were also observed. After chemotherapies with rituximab and bendamustine, M-proteinemia and lymphadenopathies disappeared. However, abnormalities in the nerve conduction examination and dysesthesia were only slightly alleviated. As articles describing patients with WM with peripheral nerve infiltration are limited, we report this case with a literature review.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007075 Immunoglobulin M A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally was called a macroglobulin. Gamma Globulin, 19S,IgM,IgM Antibody,IgM1,IgM2,19S Gamma Globulin,Antibody, IgM
D008258 Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia A lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by pleomorphic B-LYMPHOCYTES including PLASMA CELLS, with increased levels of monoclonal serum IMMUNOGLOBULIN M. There is lymphoplasmacytic cells infiltration into bone marrow and often other tissues, also known as lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. Clinical features include ANEMIA; HEMORRHAGES; and hyperviscosity. Lymphoma, Lymphoplasmacytoid,Macroglobulinemia,Familial Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinaemia,Lymphoma, Lymphocytic, Plasmacytoid,Primary Macroglobulinemia,Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinaemia,Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia,Familial Waldenstrom Macroglobulinaemia,Familial Waldenstroms Macroglobulinaemia,Lymphomas, Lymphoplasmacytoid,Lymphoplasmacytoid Lymphoma,Lymphoplasmacytoid Lymphomas,Macroglobulinaemia, Familial Waldenstrom's,Macroglobulinaemia, Waldenstrom's,Macroglobulinemia, Primary,Macroglobulinemia, Waldenstrom,Macroglobulinemia, Waldenstrom's,Waldenstrom Macroglobulinaemia,Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinaemia, Familial,Waldenstroms Macroglobulinaemia,Waldenstroms Macroglobulinemia
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010292 Paresthesia Subjective cutaneous sensations (e.g., cold, warmth, tingling, pressure, etc.) that are experienced spontaneously in the absence of stimulation. Dysesthesia,Formication,Paresthesia, Distal,Paresthesia, Painful,Distal Paresthesia,Distal Paresthesias,Dysesthesias,Formications,Painful Paresthesia,Painful Paresthesias,Paresthesias,Paresthesias, Distal,Paresthesias, Painful
D010523 Peripheral Nervous System Diseases Diseases of the peripheral nerves external to the brain and spinal cord, which includes diseases of the nerve roots, ganglia, plexi, autonomic nerves, sensory nerves, and motor nerves. Peripheral Nerve Diseases,Peripheral Neuropathies,PNS (Peripheral Nervous System) Diseases,PNS Diseases,Peripheral Nervous System Disease,Peripheral Nervous System Disorders,Nerve Disease, Peripheral,Nerve Diseases, Peripheral,Neuropathy, Peripheral,PNS Disease,Peripheral Nerve Disease,Peripheral Neuropathy
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000069283 Rituximab A murine-derived monoclonal antibody and ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT that binds specifically to the CD20 ANTIGEN and is used in the treatment of LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA and RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. CD20 Antibody, Rituximab,GP2013,IDEC-C2B8,IDEC-C2B8 Antibody,Mabthera,Rituxan,IDEC C2B8,IDEC C2B8 Antibody,Rituximab CD20 Antibody
D000072281 Lymphadenopathy Disease of LYMPH NODES which are abnormal in size, number or consistency. Adenopathy,Adenopathies,Lymphadenopathies

Related Publications

Natsuki Norioka, and Naoki Kurita, and Yuya Kamura, and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, and Takayasu Kato, and Yasuhisa Yokoyama, and Hidekazu Nishikii, and Naoshi Obara, and Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto, and Hana Takahashi, and Kiyotaka Nakamagoe, and Akiko Ishii, and Ryota Matsuoka, and Toru Nanmoku, and Akira Tamaoka, and Shigeru Chiba
January 2018, Actas dermo-sifiliograficas,
Natsuki Norioka, and Naoki Kurita, and Yuya Kamura, and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, and Takayasu Kato, and Yasuhisa Yokoyama, and Hidekazu Nishikii, and Naoshi Obara, and Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto, and Hana Takahashi, and Kiyotaka Nakamagoe, and Akiko Ishii, and Ryota Matsuoka, and Toru Nanmoku, and Akira Tamaoka, and Shigeru Chiba
September 2006, Leukemia research,
Natsuki Norioka, and Naoki Kurita, and Yuya Kamura, and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, and Takayasu Kato, and Yasuhisa Yokoyama, and Hidekazu Nishikii, and Naoshi Obara, and Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto, and Hana Takahashi, and Kiyotaka Nakamagoe, and Akiko Ishii, and Ryota Matsuoka, and Toru Nanmoku, and Akira Tamaoka, and Shigeru Chiba
August 2007, Journal of neurology,
Natsuki Norioka, and Naoki Kurita, and Yuya Kamura, and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, and Takayasu Kato, and Yasuhisa Yokoyama, and Hidekazu Nishikii, and Naoshi Obara, and Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto, and Hana Takahashi, and Kiyotaka Nakamagoe, and Akiko Ishii, and Ryota Matsuoka, and Toru Nanmoku, and Akira Tamaoka, and Shigeru Chiba
November 2012, [Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology,
Natsuki Norioka, and Naoki Kurita, and Yuya Kamura, and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, and Takayasu Kato, and Yasuhisa Yokoyama, and Hidekazu Nishikii, and Naoshi Obara, and Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto, and Hana Takahashi, and Kiyotaka Nakamagoe, and Akiko Ishii, and Ryota Matsuoka, and Toru Nanmoku, and Akira Tamaoka, and Shigeru Chiba
July 2016, Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine,
Natsuki Norioka, and Naoki Kurita, and Yuya Kamura, and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, and Takayasu Kato, and Yasuhisa Yokoyama, and Hidekazu Nishikii, and Naoshi Obara, and Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto, and Hana Takahashi, and Kiyotaka Nakamagoe, and Akiko Ishii, and Ryota Matsuoka, and Toru Nanmoku, and Akira Tamaoka, and Shigeru Chiba
April 2012, Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands),
Natsuki Norioka, and Naoki Kurita, and Yuya Kamura, and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, and Takayasu Kato, and Yasuhisa Yokoyama, and Hidekazu Nishikii, and Naoshi Obara, and Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto, and Hana Takahashi, and Kiyotaka Nakamagoe, and Akiko Ishii, and Ryota Matsuoka, and Toru Nanmoku, and Akira Tamaoka, and Shigeru Chiba
October 2014, Hematology/oncology clinics of North America,
Natsuki Norioka, and Naoki Kurita, and Yuya Kamura, and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, and Takayasu Kato, and Yasuhisa Yokoyama, and Hidekazu Nishikii, and Naoshi Obara, and Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto, and Hana Takahashi, and Kiyotaka Nakamagoe, and Akiko Ishii, and Ryota Matsuoka, and Toru Nanmoku, and Akira Tamaoka, and Shigeru Chiba
December 2013, Orvosi hetilap,
Natsuki Norioka, and Naoki Kurita, and Yuya Kamura, and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, and Takayasu Kato, and Yasuhisa Yokoyama, and Hidekazu Nishikii, and Naoshi Obara, and Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto, and Hana Takahashi, and Kiyotaka Nakamagoe, and Akiko Ishii, and Ryota Matsuoka, and Toru Nanmoku, and Akira Tamaoka, and Shigeru Chiba
January 2021, Klinicka onkologie : casopis Ceske a Slovenske onkologicke spolecnosti,
Natsuki Norioka, and Naoki Kurita, and Yuya Kamura, and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, and Takayasu Kato, and Yasuhisa Yokoyama, and Hidekazu Nishikii, and Naoshi Obara, and Mamiko Sakata-Yanagimoto, and Hana Takahashi, and Kiyotaka Nakamagoe, and Akiko Ishii, and Ryota Matsuoka, and Toru Nanmoku, and Akira Tamaoka, and Shigeru Chiba
January 1957, Bulletins et memoires de la Societe medicale des hopitaux de Paris,
Copied contents to your clipboard!