Secondary Lymphoid Tissues ›› Spleen ›› Abnormal

Hairy Cell Leukemia*


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› Microscopic Features:

• Peripheral blood smear shows abnormal intermediate-sized lymphocytes with hair-like cytoplasmic projections
• Prominent nucleolus

› Normal % blood-PB, marrow-BM, lymphoid tissue-LN:

• PB: None
• BM: None
• LN: None

› May Resemble:

• Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma [Compare]
• Reactive lymphocyte [Compare]
• CLL [Compare]

› Differential Diagnoses:

Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma Reactive Lymphocytosis CLL

› Classic Immunophenotype:

• CD19+
• CD20+
• CD5-
• CD10-
• CD103+
• CD11c+
• CD25+
• Annexin1+

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› Misc:

• Splenomegaly, Pancytopenia (many with monocytopenia), and dry aspirate during biopsy (due to marrow fibrosis) are common findings The neoplastic cells typically involve the red pulp area of the spleen (as opposed to Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma which involves the white pulp)