Question on an unusual phenotype of ALL

From: Nebe, Thomas C. (thomas.nebe@ikc.ma.uni-heidelberg.de)
Date: Tue Jan 12 1999 - 12:09:52 EST 

What argues against a regular B-CLL beside negativity of CD43?  ALl other
markers match with a leukemic B-NHL.  Prolymphocytic leukemia PLL is a
viable alternative if CD5 is dim.
Please consult a local hemopathologist for morphology  (PLL with nucleoli
and more blast morphology) and experience.
Regards
Thomas Nebe

Dr.med. C. Thomas Nebe
Universitaetsklinikum Mannheim
Institut für Klinische Chemie
Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3
D-68167 Mannheim
Tel.  +49 621 383-3485
FAX  +49 621 383-3819
thomas.nebe@ikc.ma.uni-heidelberg.de
PSE 75-1445

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