Sudden unexpected death after initial infusion of rituximab for Waldenström macroglobulinemia/lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma: an autopsy case

• Main Authors: Shojiro Ichimata (Author), Yukiko Hata (Author), Kazuhiro Nomoto (Author), Tsutomu Sato (Author), Naoki Nishida (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM) is defined as a lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL) involving the bone marrow (BM) with presence of IgM monoclonal protein, and comprises > 95% of all LPL cases. Rituximab-based regimens have been predominant in the management of WM. Inf...