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a T2 weighted sagittal cervical spine MRI evidencing segment enlargement and edema of the spinal cord extending from C2 to T1 levels (arrows). b Cytospin preparation of the cerebral spinal fluid (magnification x 1000, Wright stain) reveals a cluster of chronic lymphocytic leukemic cells with an admixed immunoblast (solid arrow) and a basophil (open arrowhead). c Correlation between CD82 and CD49d expression by mean florescence intensity detected (MFI) using flow cytometry in Rai clinical stage 0 CLL patients in the pilot study: linear trendline (continuous line) and 95% Confidence Interval (interrupted line). CNS case (red square) illustrated for comparison
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Fig1
Spinal cord MRI demonstrated no acute abnormalities (Fig. 1a). Examination of the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) demonstrated lymphocytosis (Fig. 1b).