Waldenström's macroglobulinemia surgery

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mohsin, M.D.[2], Mirdula Sharma, MBBS [3]; Grammar Reviewer: Natalie Harpenau, B.S.[4]

Overview

Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. Stem cell transplant is usually reserved for patients with either relapseor refractory Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. In very rare cases, laporotomy or laproscopy might be required.

Surgery

• Stem cell transplant is usually reserved for patients when either lymphoma comes back (recurs/relapses) after treatment or doesn’t respond to other treatments (called refractory disease).
• Many people with Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia are older or may not be in good health, so a stem cell transplant may not be a good treatment option for them.
• In very rare cases, laporotomy or laproscopy might be required.