Best hospitals and doctors for Hairy Cell Leukemia in Chennai - Madras, India

This is a rare, slow-growing type of cancer of the blood in which the bone marrow makes too many B cells (lymphocytes), a type of white blood cell that fights infection. These excess B cells are abnormal and look “hairy” under a microscope. As the number of these cells gets increased, fewer healthy white and red blood cells and platelets are produced.

May include:

• Feeling or fullness in the abdomen that may make it uncomfortable to eat more than a little at a time
• Fatigue
• Easy bruising
• Recurring infections
• Weakness
• Weight loss