PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Al-Sheikh, Iman H.
AU  - Quadri, Mohammad I.
TI  - Hairy cell leukemia-variant
DP  - 2001 Jan 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 72--73
VI  - 22
IP  - 1
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/22/1/72.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/22/1/72.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2001 Jan 01; 22
AB  - Hairy cell leukaemia variant is a very rare chronic lymphoproliferative disorder and is closely related to hairy cell leukemia. We hereby describe a case of hairy cell leukaemia variant for the first time in Saudi Arabia. An elderly Saudi man presented with pallor, massive splenomegaly, and moderate hepatomegaly. Hemoglobin was 7.7 g/dl, Platelets were 134 x109/l and white blood count was 140x10 9/l with 97% being abnormal lymphoid cells with cytoplasmic projections. The morphology, cytochemistry, and immunophenotype of the lymphoid cells were classical of hairy cell leukaemia variant. The bone marrow was easily aspirated and findings were consistent with hairy cell leukaemia variant.