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Hairy cell leukemia: New understanding of biology and treatment

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Leukemia: Advances in Research and Treatment

Part of the book series: Cancer Treatment and Research ((CTAR,volume 64))

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The term Leukemic reticuloendotheliosis, later to be known as hairy cell leukemia (HCL), was first applied by Ewald [1] to a patient with a fulminating, fatal disorder characterized by the circulation of large numbers of abnormal cells in the blood. Although his publication is sometimes cited as the first description of HCL [2], in retrospect it seems more likely that he was actually observing a patient with a form of acute myelogenous leukemia.

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Saven, A., Piro, L.D., Carrera, C.J., Carson, D.A., Beutler, E. (1993). Hairy cell leukemia: New understanding of biology and treatment. In: Freireich, E.J., Kantarjian, H. (eds) Leukemia: Advances in Research and Treatment. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 64. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3086-2_2

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