Info

🌱 來自: small lymphocytic lymphoma

definition of small lymphocytic lymphoma

(NEJM 2005;352:804; Blood 2008;111:5446)

• Monoclonal, functionally incompetent mature B lymphocytes; CLL & SLL = same disease

  • CLL: >5000/µL malignant cells;
  • SLL: <5000/µL malignant cells
    • LAN ± splenomegaly

• Monoclonal B lympho-CYTOSIS:

  • resembles but does not meet CLL criteria, observe