title: Plasma cell leukaemia masquerading as hairy cell leukaemia: a case report.
abstract: Plasma cell leukaemia is a rare and aggressive neoplasm with survival of less than one year with conventional treatment. It can rarely present with morphology mimicking hairy cell leukaemia. We present a case of plasma cell leukaemia with hairy cell morphology for its rarity, diagnostic difficulty and aggressive course.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, 500082 India.
authors.forename: Thota Narender
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, 500082 India.
authors.forename: Kalpathi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krishnamani
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, 500082 India.
authors.forename: Linga Vijay
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Gandhi
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, 500082 India.
authors.forename: Gundeti
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sadashivudu
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, 500082 India.
authors.forename: Digumarti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raghunadharao