5 Facts you should know about

Mantle cell lymphoma

The most common manifestations of MCL include extensive lymphadenopathy, fevers, night sweats, unexplained weight loss, splenomegaly-related discomfort, and blood count abnormalities

Bone marrow, liver and gastrointestinal tract involvement occurs relatively early in the course of the disease

Although MCLs are slow-growing cancers, the cancer is usually widespread by the time it is diagnosed

MIPI (Mantle cell lymphoma international prognostic index) is a scoring system is used to stratify the risk of patients with MCL – prognostic factors include age, performance status, LDH, and elevated white blood count

Complications of the MCL include splenic rupture due to splenomegaly, GI bleeding or obstruction or perforation

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