- An absolute lymphocytosis has been reported in MCL.
- The circulating MCL cells are small, mature-appearing with
condensed chromatin that closed resemble the cells in CLL.
However, generally the MCL cells are slightly larger than CLL
cells with more variants of cell size and morphology and more
nuclear irregularities. Some MCL cells are small with round nuclei
and condensed chromatin, whereas others are medium in size with
slightly dispersed chromatin, more cytoplasm, or a distinct
central nucleolus
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