“Smudge cells” in the peripheral smear are characteristic of:
Correct Answer: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Description: In CLL, the blood contains large numbers of small round lymphocytes with scant cytoplasm (fragile). Some of these cells are usually disrupted in the process of making smears, producing so-called smudge cells
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