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The term "leukemic or blastoid phase" refers to a finding of unusual high amounts of lymphocytes in the peripheral blood (lymphocytosis) suggesting that the lymphoma cells are in the blood in high concentrations.

lymphocytosis is an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes — a type of white blood cell — in your blood. The most common cause is viral infection, such as EBV, CMV, rubella, whooping cough, toxoplasmosis, brucellosis, chronic lymphatic leukaemiam, and leukemic phase lymphoma.

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