What would be your next step in workup for a patient with IgG Kappa Monoclonal protein detected on SPEP and free lambda light chains found in the urine, with chronic diarrhea for 3 years and concern for GI amyloidosis?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
This is a great question. I think the most important thing when it comes to the consideration of amyloidosis is thinking of it in the first place!
For patients with MGUS (or myeloma) but with red flag symptoms of amyloidosis, it is important to work these up. The studies recommended may diffe...
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Medical Oncologist at University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Agree with @Ben Derman on all fronts re: screening...
Medical Oncologist at University of Chicago Amen!
Medical Oncologist at Wentworth Douglass Hospital How would you approach the treatment in these pati...
Medical Oncologist at University of Chicago If there is biopsy proven evidence of GI involveme...
Medical Oncologist at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Agree with the above. The most sensitive way to sc...
Agree with @Ben Derman on all fronts re: screening...
Amen!
How would you approach the treatment in these pati...
If there is biopsy proven evidence of GI involveme...
Agree with the above. The most sensitive way to sc...