Claudia Di Franco

Dr. Claudia Di Franco


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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7 August 2025 in Hemato
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Fabio BertaniFabio Bertani
Fabio Bertani
FFFrancesco Faiella
Francesco Faiella
CFClaudia Di Franco
Claudia Di Franco
RMRaffaella Milani
Raffaella Milani
AGAntonella Gualdoni
Antonella Gualdoni
ECElena Costa
Elena Costa
Monoclonal B Lymphocytosis (MBL) is considered the pre-malignant state of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and atypical chronic lymphocytic leukemia (aCLL). Both entities are rarely found in association with other hematological tumors; still, they naturally tend to progress to more aggressive lymphomas. This manuscript reports the case of an 81-year-old Caucasian male under follow up for MBL who presented to the Emergency Department with severe anemia and thrombocytopenia. A complete diagnostic workup revealed the simultaneous presence of atypical CLL and B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia, with minimal blast presence in peripheral blood.
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