title: Prolymphocytic leukaemia--report of three cases.
abstract: Prolymphocytic leukaemia is a rare subtype of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Three such cases were reported here along with clinical details. All these cases were seen in males above 5th decade. These patients showed moderate to massive splenomegaly, inconspicuous lymphadenoapthy in two cases and one with minimal lymphadenopathy. Peripheral smear showed high leukocyte count with more than 55% of prolymphocytes. Bone marrow aspiration showed diffuse involvement and in one with minimal lymphadenopathy, lymphnode aspiration showed prolymphocytes. All the three patients died within a year after diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore.
authors.forename: Kapadi Surendra
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.forename: Shankar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Narayanan
authors.forename: Ramadas
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.forename: Urmila Niranjan
authors.initials: UN
authors.lastname: Khadilkar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015463:Leukemia, Prolymphocytic / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000473:pathology