tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post4597935082650646837..comments2023-12-10T10:06:41.979+00:00Comments on mutations of mortality: CLL: Diagnosis and PathophysiologyTerry Hamblinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06346629921055055879noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490962.post-65705413737172550072008-03-30T04:45:00.000+01:002008-03-30T04:45:00.000+01:00A true diagnosis of SLL must be vanishingly small,...A true diagnosis of SLL must be vanishingly small, unless one includes those cases of CLL which present in one or more lymph nodes, and where a blood test reveals normal values. I suspect, though, that an analysis of the blood might reveal a clonal population in most cases.<BR/><BR/>I read frequently of patients who claim a diagnosis of SLL, rather than CLL. I wonder if this is an incomplete understanding of the disease.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com