Bone Abstracts

An IgM monoclonal gammopathy (MGUS) is often the first sign of a lymphomonocytic B-lymphoma (Waldenström macroglobulinemia-WD). Osteolytic lesions can occur in B cell malignancies (WD, hairy cell leukemia, LLC\..) but are less frequent than in myeloma. In addition, bone remodeling in WD is poorly understood. However, an osteoporosis is often observed in MGUS patients. We studied a series of bone biopsies performed in patients with an IgM gammopathy by histomorphometry, mi...