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=== Study of choice === | === Study of choice === | ||
==== Peripheral blood smear: ==== | |||
Peripheral blood smears is one of the gold standard test for the diagnosis of [[hairy cell leukemia]]. | |||
The following result of | The following result of peripheral blood smears is confirmatory of [[hairy cell leukemia]]: | ||
* | * Oval nuclei and abundant cytoplasm with "hairy" projections | ||
* | * Fried egg appearance | ||
* Mast cells numbers elevation | |||
* Extravasated red cells are positive in peripheral blood smear of [[hairy cell leukemia]] patients | |||
'''Bone marrow''' | |||
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Revision as of 17:09, 20 November 2018
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Bone marrow (BM) aspirate, peripheral blood and trephine biopsies are the gold standard test for the diagnosis of hairy cell leukemia.
Diagnostic Study of Choice
Study of choice
Peripheral blood smear:
Peripheral blood smears is one of the gold standard test for the diagnosis of hairy cell leukemia.
The following result of peripheral blood smears is confirmatory of hairy cell leukemia:
- Oval nuclei and abundant cytoplasm with "hairy" projections
- Fried egg appearance
- Mast cells numbers elevation
- Extravasated red cells are positive in peripheral blood smear of hairy cell leukemia patients
Bone marrow
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