Oncohematology

Hairy Cell Leukemia in Peripheral Blood Smear

Hairy cell leukemia in a 56-year-old patient: cytological features of villous lymphocytes, complete blood count parameters, and analyzer scattergrams.

Peripheral blood. “Hairy” cells. Patient, 56 years old. 📊 Laboratory data:

  • WBC — 31×10⁹/L
  • Hgb — 109 g/L
  • Plt — 65×10⁹/L

🔬 A characteristic cytological feature is lymphocytes with “hairy” cytoplasmic projections. 🙏 The publication was kindly provided by clinical laboratory diagnostics physician Alena Azarenkova