Advances in myeloma have resulted in improved prognosis for patients. However complications of the disease and treatment, pose a risk of specific long-term consequences. An audit tool was adapted to assess adherence to the British Society for Haematology guidelines for screening and management of long-term myeloma consequences.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL) is a neoplasm of small B lymphocytes, plasmacytoid lymphocytes and plasma cells usually involving the bone marrow (BM). A subset of LPL which is associated with IgM monoclonal gammopathy is called Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia (WM), and usually requires therapeutic intervention when a patient becomes symptomatic (Bone Marrow failure characterised by cytopenia or hyperviscosity syndrome). Here, we report the case of an 80-year-old female with clinically unsuspected WM who initially presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with nausea and vomiting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlasma cell dyscrasias (PCDs) are a heterogeneous group of diseases, and the most common is monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). This premalignant PCD consistently precedes multiple myeloma (MM), with a 1% risk of progression per year. Evading and suppressing the host immune system is an important step in the progression of MGUS to MM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAbdominal CSF pseudocysts are an uncommon complication of ventriculo-peritoneal shunting. We report the case of a 35 year old man with a myelomenigocele, associated Chiari 2 malformation, and VP shunt developing a Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma within the lining of an abdominal CSF pseuodcyst. This diagnosis should be considered in those with recurrent pseudocysts, or those associated with a swinging pyrexia and high C-Reactive protein, in the absence of infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: There are approximately 7000 new cases of tuberculosis every year in the UK, the majority of which are pulmonary. Approximately 5% affect the lymph nodes in immunocompetent patients. Scrofula is an old term used to describe lymph nodes of the neck infected with tuberculosis
Case Presentation: In the elderly population, growing neck lumps are always treated as red flags until a diagnosis is confirmed.