Hypersplenism associated with follicular lymphoblastoma; report of a case with splenectomy.
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By LAWRENCE BERMAN, M.D., ALFRED A. KLEIN, M.D., HERMAN J. LINN, M.D. AND GAYLORD S. BATES, M.D. I N DISEASES affecting the reticulo-endothelial system, involvement of the spleen may result in serious hematologic disturbances requiring immediate treatment. Reports of secondary, or symptomatic hypersplenism with isolated or combined cytopenias of the peripheral blood include diagnoses of hepatic cirrhosis, Felty’s and Banti’s syndrome, infectious splenomegalies, lipoid storage diseases, Boeck’s sarcoidosis, leukemias, Hodgkin’s disease and reticulum cell sarcoma. ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Blood
دوره 5 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1950