Pure Biclonal Hairy Cell Leukemia–Apt Diagnosis with Multicolor Flow Cytometry
Biclonal Hairy Cell Leukemia
Abstract
Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) is a rare B-cell neoplasm that constitutes around 2 percent of all lymphoid leukemias and occurs more frequently in elderly males. The usual triad of HCL includes pancytopenia, splenomegaly, and hairy cells in the bone marrow. This is a case of an atypical presentation of biclonal HCL diagnosed on flow cytometry; the existence of biclonal HCL is extremely rare with very few case reports. Pure biclonal HCL should be regarded as an extraordinary finding among the so-called composite lymphomas.
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| Issue | Vol 18 No 4 (2024) | |
| Section | Case Report(s) | |
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| Biclonal; Hairy cell; Leukemia; Flow cytometry | ||
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Adnan S, Farrukh S, Ahmed A, Shaikh MS. Pure Biclonal Hairy Cell Leukemia–Apt Diagnosis with Multicolor Flow Cytometry. Int J Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Res. 2024;18(4):401-403.
