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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Surgery]] is not the [[first-line treatment]] option for [[patients]] with [[ | [[Surgery]] is not the [[first-line treatment]] option for [[patients]] with [[Waldenström's macroglobulinemia|Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia]]. [[Stem cell transplant]] is usually reserved for [[patients]] with either [[relapse]] or [[refractory]] [[Waldenström's macroglobulinemia|Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia]]. | ||
==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
*[[Stem cell transplant]] is usually reserved for [[patients]] when either [[lymphoma]] comes [[back]] ([[Recurrence plot|recurs]]/[[Relapse|relapses]]) after [[Treatments|treatment]] or doesn’t [[Response element|respond]] to other [[treatments]] (called [[refractory]] [[disease]]).<ref name="sure">Waldenström's macroglobulinemia: prognosis and management. Blood Cancer Journal (2015) http://www.nature.com/bcj/journal/v5/n3/full/bcj201528a.html Accessed on November 13, 2015</ref> | *[[Stem cell transplant]] is usually reserved for [[patients]] when either [[lymphoma]] comes [[back]] ([[Recurrence plot|recurs]]/[[Relapse|relapses]]) after [[Treatments|treatment]] or doesn’t [[Response element|respond]] to other [[treatments]] (called [[refractory]] [[disease]]).<ref name="sure">Waldenström's macroglobulinemia: prognosis and management. Blood Cancer Journal (2015) http://www.nature.com/bcj/journal/v5/n3/full/bcj201528a.html Accessed on November 13, 2015</ref> | ||
*Many [[People's Solidarity|people]] with [[ | *Many [[People's Solidarity|people]] with [[Waldenström's macroglobulinemia|Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia]] are [[Old age|older]] or may not be in good [[health]], so a [[stem cell transplant]] may not be a good [[Treatments|treatment]] option for them. | ||
*In very [[rare]] [[Case-based reasoning|cases]], laporotomy or laproscopy might be required. | *In very [[rare]] [[Case-based reasoning|cases]], laporotomy or laproscopy might be required. | ||
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Waldenström's macroglobulinemia Microchapters |
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Differentiating Waldenström's macroglobulinemia from other Diseases |
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Waldenström's macroglobulinemia surgery On the Web |
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Directions to Hospitals Treating Waldenström's macroglobulinemia |
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Risk calculators and risk factors for Waldenström's macroglobulinemia surgery |
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 relapse or refractory Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia.
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).[1]
- 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.
References
- ↑ Waldenström's macroglobulinemia: prognosis and management. Blood Cancer Journal (2015) http://www.nature.com/bcj/journal/v5/n3/full/bcj201528a.html Accessed on November 13, 2015