Author:
Tadros James,Davis Amanda,Awoleye Oreoluwa,Vassiliou Evros
Abstract
Hairy Cell Leukemia is an infrequent leukemia that can be recognized both microscopically and flow cytometrically once the patient develops symptoms. We present a case where early diagnosis was achieved using flow cytometry long before the patient became symptomatic. This was achieved by focusing on a small percentage (0.9%) of total leukocytes that exhibited a higher side scatter and brighter CD19/CD20 than the remaining lymphocytes. A bone marrow aspirate three weeks later confirmed the presence of malignant B-cells. Shortly after, the patient presented splenomegaly and complained of fatigue.
Subject
Immunology,Immunology and Allergy
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