Splenic Diffuse Red Pulp Small B-Cell Lymphoma with Overlapping Clinical and Immunophenotypic Features with Hairy Cell Leukaemia: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Detailed Case Description
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
ANC | absolute neutrophil count |
CT | computed tomography |
HCL | hairy cell leukaemia |
IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
RR | reference range |
SBPLN | splenic B-cell lymphoma/leukaemia with prominent nucleoli |
SDRPL | splenic diffuse red pulp small B-cell lymphoma |
SMZL | splenic marginal zone lymphoma |
WBC | white blood cell |
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Hanna, M.; Trus, M.; DiMaria, E. Splenic Diffuse Red Pulp Small B-Cell Lymphoma with Overlapping Clinical and Immunophenotypic Features with Hairy Cell Leukaemia: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature. Genes 2025, 16, 467. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16040467
Hanna M, Trus M, DiMaria E. Splenic Diffuse Red Pulp Small B-Cell Lymphoma with Overlapping Clinical and Immunophenotypic Features with Hairy Cell Leukaemia: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature. Genes. 2025; 16(4):467. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16040467
Chicago/Turabian StyleHanna, Mirette, Michola Trus, and Erica DiMaria. 2025. "Splenic Diffuse Red Pulp Small B-Cell Lymphoma with Overlapping Clinical and Immunophenotypic Features with Hairy Cell Leukaemia: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature" Genes 16, no. 4: 467. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16040467
APA StyleHanna, M., Trus, M., & DiMaria, E. (2025). Splenic Diffuse Red Pulp Small B-Cell Lymphoma with Overlapping Clinical and Immunophenotypic Features with Hairy Cell Leukaemia: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature. Genes, 16(4), 467. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16040467