title: Primary splenic hairy cell leukaemia: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Stobhill General Hospital, Glasgow, U.K.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Hogg
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Cumming
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McCallion
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Catovsky
mesh_terms: D001772:Blood Cell Count; D006801:Humans; D007943:Leukemia, Hairy Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology*; D013156:Splenectomy