Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Linfoma linfoplasmacítico
Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LIM-foh-plaz-muh-SIH-tik lim-FOH-muh)
An indolent (slow-growing) type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma marked by abnormal levels of IgM antibodies in the blood and an enlarged liver, spleen, or lymph nodes. Also called Waldenström macroglobulinemia.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.