Morphology of elongated mature lymphocytes in a blood smear in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Causes of spindle-shaped cell deformation and the influence of EDTA anticoagulant.
This is not villous lymphocytes. This is not hairy lymphocytes.
These are elongated mature lymphocytes.
They can be observed in certain areas of a blood smear in some cases of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
They arise due to cell fragility and are more often found in smears made without ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid anticoagulant.
🔬 Source: from the archive of Brazilian hematology specialist Marcio Melo
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