Avaliação de gamopatias monoclonais

Evidence last reviewed: 23 Aug 2026
Topic last updated: 27 Mar 2026

Summary

Differentials

Common

  • Gamopatia monoclonal de significado indeterminado
  • Leucemia linfocítica crônica
  • Linfoma não Hodgkin
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Uncommon

  • Doença de depósito de cadeia leve
  • Gamopatias monoclonais pós-transplante
  • Mieloma múltiplo (MM)
  • Leucemia de plasmócitos
  • Macroglobulinemia de Waldenström (MW)
  • Plasmacitoma solitário
  • Síndrome POEMS (polineuropatia, organomegalia, endocrinopatia, proteína M e alterações cutâneas)
  • Hepatite C
  • Infecção pelo vírus da imunodeficiência humana (HIV)
  • Amiloidose primária
  • Crioglobulinemia
  • Lúpus eritematoso sistêmico (LES)
  • Artrite reumatoide
  • Artrite psoriática
  • Síndrome de Sjögren
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Contributors

Authors

Shaji Kumar, MD

Mark and Judy Mullins Professor of Hematological Malignancies

Division of Hematology

Mayo Clinic

Rochester

MN

Disclosures

SK has consulted for the following organisations with no personal payment: AbbVie, Amgen, ArcellX, Beigene, BMS, Carsgen, GSK, Janssen, K36, Moderna, Pfizer, Regeneron, Roche-Genentech, Sanofi, Takeda, (with personal payments) CVS Caremark, BD Biosciences. SK has received research funding for clinical trials for his institution from: AbbVie, Amgen, Astra Zeneca, BMS, Carsgen, GSK, Gracell Bio, Janssen, Oricell, Roche-Genentech, Sanofi, Takeda, Telogenomics.

Peer reviewers

Antonio Palumbo, MD

Associate Professor

University of Turin

Chief

Myeloma Unit

Ospedale Molinette

Turin

Italy

Disclosures

AP declares that he has no competing interests.

John R. Wingard, MD

Price Eminent Scholar and Professor of Medicine Director

Bone Marrow Transplant Program

Division of Hematology and Oncology

University of Florida College of Medicine

Gainesville

FL

Disclosures

JRW declares that he has no competing interests.

John Densmore, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

Department of Medicine

Division of Hematology/Oncology

University of Virginia

Charlottesville

VA

Disclosures

JD declares that he has no competing interests.

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Key articles

Keren DF, Bocsi G, Billman BL, et al. Laboratory detection and initial diagnosis of monoclonal gammopathies. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2022 May 1;146(5):575-90.Full text  Abstract

Myeloma UK. Myeloma, MGUS and related conditions: a guide for GPs. Apr 2025 [internet publication].Full text

Stern S, Chaudhuri S, Drayson M, et al. Investigation and management of the monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance: a British Society for Haematology Good Practice Paper. Br J Haematol. 2023 Aug;202(4):734-44.Full text  Abstract

Liu Y, Parks AL. Diagnosis and management of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance: a review. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Apr 1;185(4):450-6.Full text  Abstract

Reference articles

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  • Guidelines

    • Investigation and management of the monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance: a British Society for Haematology good practice paper
    • Laboratory detection and initial diagnosis of monoclonal gammopathies
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  • Patient information

    Linfoma não Hodgkin

    Gamopatia monoclonal de significado indeterminado

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