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Primary lymphoma of the spleen: an experience with seven patients
1Department of Surgery, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
Primary lymphoma of the spleen is a rare clinical entity. In our study, a group of 110 patients with various hematological disorders were subjected to splenectomy over a period of 20 years. We have been able to isolate 7 patients with primary lymphoma of the spleen. Main indications of splenectomy in these patients were anemia and leukopenia. There was no mortality, but morbidity was quite high (43%). We conclude that splenectomy may be a useful treatment in patients with cytopenias secondary to primary lymphoma of the spleen refractory to other types of therapy.
Primary lymphoma of the spleen is a rare clinical entity. In our study, a group of 110 patients with various hematological disorders were subjected to splenectomy over a period of 20 years. We have been able to isolate 7 patients with primary lymphoma of the spleen. Main indications of splenectomy in these patients were anemia and leukopenia. There was no mortality, but morbidity was quite high (43%). We conclude that splenectomy may be a useful treatment in patients with cytopenias secondary to primary lymphoma of the spleen refractory to other types of therapy.