Primary splenic hairy cell leukaemia: a case report and review of the literature.
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.
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J P
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Department of Haematology, Stobhill General Hospital, Glasgow, U.K.
Hogg
R B
RB
Cumming
R L
RL
McCallion
J
J
Catovsky
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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