A Patient's Symptoms Include Visual Impairment, Headache, Dizziness, and Deafness

question 27

Multiple Choice

A patient's symptoms include visual impairment, headache, dizziness, and deafness. The peripheral blood smear reveals lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. What would rule out the diagnosis of Waldenström's macroglobulinemia?

• A) Elevated plasma levels of IgM
• B) Increased serum viscosity levels
• C) Presence of monoclonal κ light chains
• D) Plasma cell neoplasm with lytic bone lesions

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