HCL
What was hairy cell leukemia originally referred as?
What is leukemic reticuloendotheliosis?
What type of blood cell is primarily affected in hairy cell leukemia?
What is B Cell?
What test is used to confirm hairy cell leukemia?
What is a bone marrow biopsy?
What is the earliest known surgical procedure for cancer?
What is amputation?
Can projections like the ones in hairy cells be seen in other cases?
What is yes?
What age group does HCL affect?
What is middle-aged or older adults?
What is a common symptom of hairy cell leukemia?
What is fatigue?
What genetic mutation is commonly found in hairy cell leukemia?
What is BRAF V600E?
What is the normal range of white blood cells in a healthy blood sample?
What is 4,500 to 11,000 WCXs per microliter,
Who is considered the "father of surgery" and described various types of cancer?
Who is Hippocrates?
What is the median age of the HCL pts.
What is 50?
What is the primary diagnostic tool used to confirm hairy cell leukemia?
What is bone marrow biopsy?
What is a targeted therapy drug used in hairy cell leukemia?
What is vemurafenib?
In what century did radiation therapy begin to be used as a cancer treatment?
What is the late 19th century?
What is splenomegaly?
What is an enlarged spleen?
What HCL characterized by?
What is pancytopenia, splenomegaly, myelofibrosis, and abnormal mononuclear cells with hair-like projections?
What treatment is often used for hairy cell leukemia?
What is chemotherapy?
What is a characteristic marker found on hairy cells?
What is CD103?
What is a possible side effect of hairy leukemia treatment?
What is infection?
What is pancytopenia?
What is a deficiency of all three blood cell types?
Untreated HCL may cause....
What is crowding of healthy cells, bleeding, weakness, fatigue, and infection?
What is the appearance of hairy cells under a microscope?
What is hairy projections?
What is the role of flow cytometry in diagnosing hairy cell leukemia?
What is to identify specific cell markers?
What is the goal of treatment for hairy cell leukemia?
What is remission?
What is the name of the first chemotherapy drug used to treat cancer?
What is nitrogen mustard?