[Chronic lympholeukemia. I. Clinical variants]

The study includes 133 patients with chronic lymphatic leukemia treated by the authors for a five year period (1980-1984). Data from the patients' history, status, blood picture, treatment and therapeutic efficacy are taken into consideration. The importance of splenomegaly is emphasized. Four clinical variants are differentiated: I. calm lymphatic leukemia; 2. secondary splenomegalic lymphatic leukemia; 3. primary splenomegalic lymphatic leukemia; 4. pure splenomegalic lymphatic leukemia. The study is supported by cytologic and immunologic investigations. This allows precision of the prognosis and of the therapeutic conduct.