Hairy cell leukemia: lessons learned in twenty-five years.
This review was written to highlight the lessons learned in HCL in the past 25 years. It should serve as a guideline to practicing hematologists and oncologists regarding the diagnosis and management of HCL patients. It should stimulate investigators in training to realize that a disease can be understood with time; however, additional clinical observations and laboratory experiments may help to improve the survival rate even more.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007943:Leukemia, Hairy Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013156:Splenectomy