(C) – Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, peripheral blood smear: In CLL, the lymphocytes are excessively fragile. These lymphocytes are easily destroyed during slide preparation, forming “smudge cells“. CLL usually affect individuals older than 60 years of age.
(D) – Chronic myeloid leukemia, peripheral blood smear. Promyelocytes, myelocytes and other stages of granulocytes are seen together. CML usually affect individuals from 30 to 60 years of age.