Leukemic meningitis in a patient with hairy cell leukemia. A case report.
We report a case of hairy cell leukemia with CNS involvement in a 66-year-old white male. This is an exceptionally rare complication in the evolution of this disease.
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Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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D000368:Aged; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007943:Leukemia, Hairy Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology*