Hairy cell leukemia overview
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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)