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Hairy cell leukemia historical perspective
Introduction
Overview
Overview
- The term hairy cell leukemia was first used to describe the malignancy by Dr. R. Schrek and Dr. W. J. Donnelly in 1966.
Historical Perspective
Historical Perspective
Discovery
- Leukemic reticuloendotheliosis was first described in 1923 by Dr. O. Ewald, a German physician.
- Hairy cell leukemia was first recognised as a distinct clinicopathologic entity by Bouroncle in 1958.[1]
- The term hairy cell leukemia was first used to describe the malignancy by Dr. R. Schrek and Dr. W. J. Donnelly in 1966.[2]
References
References
- ↑ BOURONCLE BA, WISEMAN BK, DOAN CA. Leukemic reticuloendotheliosis. Blood. 1958 Jul;13(7):609-30. PMID: 13560561.
- ↑ Fanta PT, Saven A (2008). “Hairy cell leukemia”. Cancer Treat Res. 142: 193–209. PMID 18283787.
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