Chronic lymphoid leukaemia and hairy cell leukaemia due to chronic exposure to benzene: report of three cases

Abstract

Three cases of chronic leukaemia, two with chronic lymphoid and one with hairy cell leukaemia are reported. These three leukaemic patients belonged to a series of 58 leukaemic patients with chronic exposure to benzene. The low percentage of chronic leukaemias in this series is discussed.