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Nodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma with IgG and IgM Secretion of Kappa Light Chain: Case Report

Global Journal of Medical Case Reports | Vol 5, Issue 1

Table 1. Laboratory test results

Laboratory TestResultReference Range
White blood cells (/μl)3,4004,000 – 10,000
Red blood cells (/μl)2.43×10⁶5 – 5.5
Hemoglobin (g/dL)6.913 – 18
Hematocrit (%)2340 – 54
MCV (fL)94.780 – 98
MCH (pg)28.427 – 32
MCHC (%)32.4032 – 36
Platelets (/μl)578,000150,000 – 400,000
Neutrophils (/μl)1,7801,500 – 7,000
Lymphocytes (/μl)1,3701,000 – 4,000
Monocytes (/μl)490200 – 800
Eosinophils (/μl)600 – 500
Basophils (/μl)100 – 200
Reticulocytes (/μl)58,80020,000 – 80,000
Prothrombin Time (PT, %)6670 – 100
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (sec)28.625
Urea (g/L)0.270.15 – 0.45
Creatinine (mg/L)7.347.2 – 12.5
Total proteins (g/L)69,464 – 83
LDH (U/L)270125 – 243
C-Reactive Protein (mg/L)4.930 – 5
Procalcitonin (ng/mL)0.02<0.1
24-hour proteinuria (mg/day)575.23< 100
Ferritin (ng/mL)408.6722 – 275
Haptoglobin (g/L)2.600.14 – 2.58
Vitamin B12 (pg/mL)388187 – 883
Plasma folic acid (ng/mL)4.32.34 – 17.56
Serology (Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, syphilis, HIV)Negative
Total IgG (g/L)20.375.40 – 18.22
Total IgA (g/L)0.660.63 – 6.45
Total IgM (g/L)0.1520.22 – 2.93
Kappa light chains (mg/dL)529.70122 – 437
Lambda light chains (mg/dL)208.0962 – 231
Kappa/Lambda ratio2.251.30 – 2.61

MCV: Mean Corpuscular Volume; MCH: Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin; MCHC: Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration; LDH: Lactate Dehydrogenase; IgG: Immunoglobulin G; IgA: Immunoglobulin A; IgM: Immunoglobulin M.