CD79A and polyneuropathy: However, 3 months later, she developed peripheral neuropathy characterized by “numbness in hands, lower legs, and feet, with a cotton–wool sensation while walking.” Further investigations at our hospital revealed immunoglobulin A (IgA)-λ type M-protein by immunofixation electrophoresis (IFE), elevated vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) (145.96 pg/mL), multiple lymphadenopathies, and endocrine abnormalities (hypothyroidism and menstrual irregularities), leading to a diagnosis of Polyneuropathy, Organomegaly, Endocrinopathy, M-protein, Skin changes (POEMS) syndrome.