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hairy cell leukemia

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hairy cell leukemia also hair·y-cell leukemia  (hâr-sl)
n.
A rare form of leukemia, usually originating with B cells, characterized by cells with cilialike projections that proliferate in the bone marrow, spleen, and liver.


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Unlike some other types of cancer, hairy cell leukemia is quite treatable at all stages, meaning that waiting to treat your cancer won''t make remission any less likely.
Conditions covered include acute lymphoblastic leukemia, follicular lymphoma, nodal marginal zone lymphoma, and hairy cell leukemia.
[FIGURE 6 OMITTED] Hairy Cell Leukemia Although hairy cell leukemia is predominantly a disease of bone marrow, spleen, and peripheral blood, occasional cases may involve the skin.
 
 
 
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