LQCL2607 - CMLE - Hairy Cell Leukemia
Course Description

LabQ 2026 Clinical Laboratory: Hematology 
 

Faculty/Authors

Mahreen Hussain, MD 
Jie Xu, MD PhD
The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas 

CMLE Credit: 2.0

Estimated Completion Time: 2 hour

Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam

Instructions

To claim CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:

  1. Review the Technical Considerations.
  2. Click Go to Course to view an overview of the modules in this course.
  3. Click Access to begin the course.
  4. Review the Educational Activity.
  5. Complete and submit the Post Exam.
  6. Submit the course Evaluation to register your credit.

Faculty Disclosures​
The faculty have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Technical Considerations

Release Date: 3/31/2026 
Review Date:
Expiration Date: 12/31/2028  

Course Objectives
Following completion of this activity, you will be able to
  • describe the morphologic characteristics of Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) cells in peripheral blood smear; 

  • list the systemic symptoms and laboratory results associated with HCL; 

  • state the immunophenotypic and molecular characteristics of HCL; 

  • assess/evaluate the prognosis of HCL; and 

  • identify the importance of treatment related markers in HCL. 

Summary
Availability:
On-Demand
Credit Offered:
2 CMLE Credits
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