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Hematology
Why do we immediately perform CNS staging with a LP at diagnosis of ALL when the risk of seeding is highest with a high lymphoblast count?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
We wait until circulating blasts are cleared from PB before doing LP.
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