Hairy cell leukemia

Description of Hairy cell leukemia

Hairy cell leukemia is a cancer of the blood. In this cancer the bone marrow makes excessive B cells (a type of white blood cell). When these cells are viewed under a microscope they appear ‘hairy’.

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01 Nov 2021 | 04:56 PM (IST)

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