Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia in geriatric practice

Abstract

Using the clinical case of Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia in an older patient, a research was carried out to find an algorithm for diagnosing the disease in patients of advance age, whose frequent polymorbid pathology makes it difficult to diagnose and detect the disease at an early stage. The study of Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia has great relevance due to the dim clinical picture and high prevalence among the older population. This condition is relatively rare, but its timely detection is very important to prevent the development of complications. We analyzed the literature dedicated to study Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, as well as pathways of transformation a monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance into Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia.