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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
'''Hairy cell leukemia''' is a rare neoplasm of small B-lymphocytes with "hairy" projections in bone marrow, spleen, and peripheral blood. Most patients are middle-aged to elderly adults and present with splenomegaly and pancytopenia. (WHO, 2001) | '''Hairy cell leukemia''' is a rare neoplasm of small B-lymphocytes with "hairy" projections in [[bone marrow]], [[spleen]], and [[peripheral blood]]. Most patients are middle-aged to elderly adults and present with [[splenomegaly]] and [[pancytopenia]]. (WHO, 2001) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Hairy cell leukemia is a rare neoplasm of small B-lymphocytes with "hairy" projections in bone marrow, spleen, and peripheral blood. Most patients are middle-aged to elderly adults and present with splenomegaly and pancytopenia. (WHO, 2001)