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Chronic neutrophilic leukemia surgery
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Splenectomy was used as a palliative treatment in patients of chronic neutrophilic leukemia (CNL) with splenomegaly. Although, because of neutrophilia was became worse in some reports, it’s not recommended anymore.
Surgery
Surgery
- Splenectomy was used as a palliative treatment in patients of CNL with splenomegaly. Although, because of neutrophilia was became worse in some reports, it’s not recommended anymore.[1][2]
References
References
- ↑ W. You & I. M. Weisbrot (1979). “Chronic neutrophilic leukemia. Report of two cases and review of the literature”. American journal of clinical pathology. 72 (2): 233–242. PMID 289288. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Hasle, Henrik; Olesen, Gitte; Kerndrup, GITTE; Philip, Preben; Jacobsen, Niels (1996). “Chronic neutrophil leukaemia in adolescence and young adulthood”. British Journal of Haematology. 94 (4): 628–630. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.7082329.x. ISSN 0007-1048.
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