A peripheral blood smear of an ALL patient is displaying a homogeneous population of small blasts with scanty cytoplasm.Based on this information, what FAB classification of ALL is it?

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The description of small blasts with scanty cytoplasm is typical of the L1 subtype of ALL. L2 typically has larger blasts with more abundant cytoplasm, and L3 is characterized by very large blasts with intense basophilic stippling. Burkitt's lymphoma is a distinct type of lymphoma and not a subtype of ALL.

A Peripheral Blood Smear of an ALL Patient Is Displaying