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Primary splenic hairy cell leukaemia: A case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Ng JeanPierre,
Hogg R. B.,
Cumming R. L. C.,
McCallion J.,
Catovsky D.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
european journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1600-0609
pISSN - 0902-4441
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1987.tb00781.x
Subject(s) - splenectomy , spleen , medicine , hairy cell leukemia , presentation (obstetrics) , hairy cell , disease , pathology , immunology , leukemia , surgery
Hairy cell leukaemia affecting primarily the spleen is a very rare feature of this disease at presentation. Splenectomy in such cases would seem to provide a cure. We report a case of primary splenic hairy cell leukaemia in which clinical and haematological remission were achieved after splenectomy, and we review the literature.