Hairy Cell Leukemia, Bone Marrow




The hairy cell infiltrate is composed of cells with oval to round nuclei. The cells have moderate amounts of pale pink to clear cytoplasm often giving a so called fried-egg appearance. The nuclei are distinctly separated from one another.

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