Development of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia after posttraumatic splenectomy.
In the course of a post-splenectomy follow-up study, 2 out of 102 patients who had been splenectomized after an abdominal trauma were found to have developed chronic lymphocytic leukaemia 5 and 31 years after splenectomy, respectively. The possible association between splenectomy and secondary leukaemia is discussed.
Demeter
J
J
National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Budapest, Hungary.
Pálóczi
K
K
Vargha
P
P
Lehoczky
D
D
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors