Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia— Current Management Strategy
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CLL is said to be the most common leukemia occurring in adults in the west, but in India and other Asian countries it is much less common. It is a low grade malignancy arising from a single clone of B lymphocytes and is characterized by accumulation of small mature looking B lymphocytes in blood, bone marrow, and lymphoid tissues. It is an interesting clinical problem with totally asymptomatic patients on one side to those presenting with multiple lymph node enlargement and or hepatosplenomegaly on the other side. There is an apparent lack of interest among some Hematologists and Oncologists in our country, probably due to the age of the patients, lower incidence and narrow therapeutic options.
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