Glossary
Waldenström macroglobulinemia
(VAHL-den-strum MA-kroh-GLAH-byoo-lih-NEE-mee-uh)
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 lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma.
Definition from the National Cancer Institute’s NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms.