Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Leucemia prolinfocítica
Prolymphocytic leukemia
A type of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), in which too many immature white blood cells (prolymphocytes) are found in the blood and bone marrow. Prolymphocytic leukemia usually progresses more rapidly than classic CLL. Also called PLL.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.