%A K Pailoor
%A GK Swethadri
%A C Jayaprakash
%A H Fernandes
%J Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences
%T B-cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia in a Young Male
%X B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia [B-PLL] is a neoplasm of B prolymphocytes affecting the peripheral blood, bone marrow and spleen. The principal disease characteristics are massive splenomegaly with absent or minimal peripheral lymphadenopathy and a rapidly rising lymphocyte count. Here, we report a case of B-PLL in a 42 year old male who had come for routine health check up.
%N 2
%K B-PLL; Prolymphocyte; Massive splenomegaly; Immunophenotyping
%E Dr Srinivas Kakkilaya
%V 10
%D 2011
%I BS Kakkilaya
%L cogprints7987