Plasma cell leukemia: Clinicopathologic, immunophenotypic and cytogenetic characteristics of 4 cases

Plasma cell leukemia (PCL) is a rare hematologic malignancy with very poor outcome. It is defined by the presence of >2 × 109/L plasma cells or >20% plasmacytosis of the differential white cell count in the peripheral blood. Primary PCL is first diagnosed in the leukemic phase, while secondary...

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Main Authors: Nahlah Alghasham, Randa Alnounou, Hazzaa Alzahrani, Fahad Alsharif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-06-01
Series:Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658387615000278