Preferred Label : Hairy cell leukaemia-variant;
ICD-11 definition : An indolent chronic B-cell leukemia resembling classic hairy cell leukemia but shows
variant cytologic, hematologic, and immunophenotypic features and is resistant to
the conventional therapy applied to hairy cell leukemia. Biologically, it is not related
to hairy cell leukemia.;
ICD-11 synonym : Hairy cell leukaemia variant, provisional;
Origin ID : 1512964057;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
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An indolent chronic B-cell leukemia resembling classic hairy cell leukemia but shows
variant cytologic, hematologic, and immunophenotypic features and is resistant to
the conventional therapy applied to hairy cell leukemia. Biologically, it is not related
to hairy cell leukemia.
