<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nguyen, Alice</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Joshi, Akita</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Trinh, Samantha</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Taylor, Sara</style></author></authors><secondary-authors></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Inconclusive Diagnosis of a Lymphoid Neoplasm</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2018-01-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1-5</style></pages><doi><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10.29074/ascls.2018000166</style></doi><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">31</style></volume><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">OBJECTIVE: This case study outlines the diagnostic schema employed at our facility to accurately identify a patient’s hematological condition to facilitate optimal treatment.BACKGROUND: A 71-year-old male patient presented to our hospital with complete blood count data that were suggestive of a lymphoid malignancy due to a critically low leukocyte count coupled with a predominance of lymphocytes displaying abnormal morphology.METHOD: Immunophenotyping studies carried out on the bone marrow indicated that the patient had a B lymphocyte malignancy, although a T-cell neoplasm could not be ruled out. Karyotyping on this patient revealed a complex karyotype, which supported the conclusion that this patient suffered from a malignant condition. Finally, molecular diagnostic testing was employed to specifically identify the disease state.CONCLUSION: Although the testing results are suggestive of a lymphoid malignancy, the patient’s diagnosis remains unclearly defined.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>