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High adenosine deaminase level in pleural effusion due to Waldenström's macroglobulinemia
V Plaza1, J Serra-Batlles, M Arias
1Secció de Pneumologia, Hospital General de Vic, Barcelona, Espanya.
Respiration; International Review of Thoracic Diseases
|January 1, 1996
Abstract:
A case with a high adenosine deaminase (ADA) level in pleural effusion due to Waldenström's macroglobulinemia is reported. This is the first case of this disease which is described as a cause of an increased pleural ADA.
Insights
Waldenström's macroglobulinemia can cause high adenosine deaminase (ADA) levels in pleural effusions. This report details the first known case linking this rare cancer to elevated ADA in pleural fluid.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Pulmonology
- Biochemistry
Background:
- Waldenström's macroglobulinemia is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder.
- Pleural effusions can occur in various hematologic malignancies.
- Adenosine deaminase (ADA) is an enzyme with diagnostic significance in certain conditions.