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Table 1. Differential diagnosis: monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis (MBL), small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) (adapted from Shanafelt et al.)¹⁵.

	Peripheral blood B-cells count < 5 × 10⁹/l	Lymphadenopathy or hepatosplenomegaly
MBL	Yes	No
SLL	Yes	Yes
CLL	No	Yes or No

Table 1. Differential diagnosis: monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis (MBL), small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) (adapted from Shanafelt et al.)15.