Not all hairy cells are the same: a rare case of splenic B-cell lymphoma/leukaemia with prominent nucleoli

Nagarjun Sai Jaine; Beena Chandrasekhar; Kailash Singh Mehra; Sunny Kumar Maurya

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20252519

Authors

Nagarjun Sai Jaine Department of Flow Cytometry, Dr. Lal Path Labs (National Reference Lab), New Delhi, India
Beena Chandrasekhar Department of Flow Cytometry, Dr. Lal Path Labs (National Reference Lab), New Delhi, India
Kailash Singh Mehra Department of Flow Cytometry, Dr. Lal Path Labs (National Reference Lab), New Delhi, India
Sunny Kumar Maurya Department of Flow Cytometry, Dr. Lal Path Labs (National Reference Lab), New Delhi, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20252519

Keywords:

Rare case , Hairy cells , Splenic B-cell

Abstract

A peripheral blood sample from an 81-year-old male was received at our stand-alone reference laboratory for evaluation in the setting of fever, progressive fatigue over 3 months, and early satiety. On clinical examination, he had significant pallor and a firm, non-tender splenomegaly extending 6 cm below the costal margin. There was no hepatomegaly or lymphadenopathy.

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