Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia, Peripheral Blood, High Power

 

The lymphocytes are small to medium sized with round nuclei and condensed chromatin. There is a thin rim of blue staining cytoplasm. Spherocytes are present in the background secondary to an autoimmune hemolytic anemia which may occur in CLL.

(Wright stain, Oil)

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