"Smudge cells" in the peripheral smear are characteristic of:
In CLL, the blood contains large numbers of small round lymphocytes with scant cytoplasm (fragile). Some of these cells are usually disrupted in the process of making smears, producing so-called smudge cells
Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Acute myelogenous leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia