Talk:Waldenström macroglobulinemia

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CAUTION :: Corticosteroids - In the hands of careless physicians, the use of these can quickly lead to serious deterioration of the spinal bones and subsequent disastrous curvature.

Accepted medical guidelines now state that anyone on steroids for >3 months at a dose of 7.5 mg prednisolone or equivalent should have skeletal protection with bisphosphonates. Why are you posting your warning here? It's not the curvature that's a problem, it's the pain. JFW | T@lk 01:47, 26 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

And there's nothing "careless" about it. Its a known side effect. The patient and the physician must weight the costs and benifits of using corticosteroids against the risk of the disease. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.176.151.10 (talk) 14:10, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Waldenström macroglobulinemia name change to Waldenström's macroglobulinemia

As I understand it, Waldenström's macroglobulinemia is the correct spelling. It should have a 's because it is named after someone. Furthermore, this variation is in much more common usage. The original title of the page still exists as a redirect. Dyinghappy (talk) 08:57, 30 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect from Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

I see that there is a redirect to here from Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma and that the opening sentence equates them. However, ICD-O 3rd edition uses different morphology codes (M9671/3 for lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma and M9761/3 for WM). ICD-10 follows this and classifies them to different categories.

The Oxford Textbook of Oncology, section 15, says (in part):

"This relatively rare lymphoma occurs in older individuals and usually presents with isolated lymphadenopathy and/or paraproteinaemia. Characteristically, the latter is due to secretion of IgM by the tumour and when excessive gives rise to the hyperviscosity syndrome of Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia. Morphologically, lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma is distinguished by a mixture of small lymphocytes and larger cells with more abundant cytoplasm."

I therefore question the redirect and suggest that there should be separate articles with cross-referencing. Beeswaxcandle (talk) 23:32, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Georges Pompidou

French President Georges Pompidou died of Waldenstroem's syndrom in 1973, while in office. 93.132.229.137 (talk) 19:47, 21 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]