Epidemiology And Outcomes Of Hospitalizations Due To Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia: A National Perspective

Introduction:Waldenstorm's macroglobulinemia (WM) is a type of indolent B cell lymphoma characterized by immunoglobulin M monoclonal gammopathy and bone marrow infiltration by lymphoplasmacytic cells. Being an uncommon hematologic malignancy, studies on epidemiology of this disease are limited. Median survival is 5-11 years and depends on disease progression, treatment complication and transformation to high-grade lymphoma. In the nationally representative database, we aimed to find out the trends and outcomes of hospitalizations primarily due to WM.