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Can a monclonal igm kappa light chain gammopathy turn into macrogobulinemia-waldenstrom?
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Yes it is possible: It would be one of differntial diagnosis. You need a bone marrow biopsy basically to check if this is caused by plasma cells or lymphplasmacytic cells etc.
Answered 6/11/2019
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