I know that some people consider staining for CD103 highly specific for hairy
cells, but the absence of CD11c is very worrisome to me. What other B cell
neoplasms have you found to be CD103 positive? Would anyone consider a
diagnosis of hairy cell leukemia in the absence of staining for CD11c.
Karen Mann
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