“…In addition to the well-known prognostic features, others of great interest are emerging, such as the adverse prognostic significance of pseudodiploid karyotype [7,8]. At diagnosis, some biological and clinical characteristics, besides having impact as prognostic factors, should also be considered for a better classification of the disease, as in the case of age, sex, morphology and, above all, immunophenotypes, which will be even better defined with the increasing use of monoclonal antibodies [9,10]. Other factors, however, appear to be more specifically indicated to predict prognosis, among which is WBC, which is without a doubt the single most critical prognostic factor.…”