title: Development of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia after posttraumatic splenectomy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Demeter
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pálóczi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vargha
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lehoczky
mesh_terms: 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