Oncohematology

Football-Ball Chromatin in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Characteristic clumped nuclear chromatin structure of lymphocytes, resembling a football, in a blood smear from chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

Blood smear in CLL: mature lymphocytes with characteristic football-ball type chromatin
Blood smear in CLL: mature lymphocytes with characteristic football-ball type chromatin

⚽ “Football-ball” chromatin in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

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