Adult T-cell leukemia surgery

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Haytham Allaham, M.D. [2]

Overview

Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with adult T-cell leukemia. Splenectomy is usually reserved for certain cases of adult T-cell leukemia.ref name="cancer"> Leukemia - Chronic T-Cell Lymphocytic: Diagnosis. Cancer.Net (2015) http://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/leukemia-chronic-t-cell-lymphocytic/treatment-options Accessed on January, 25 2016</ref>

Surgery

Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with adult T-cell leukemia. Splenectomy is usually reserved for certain cases of adult T-cell leukemia.ref name="cancer"> Leukemia - Chronic T-Cell Lymphocytic: Diagnosis. Cancer.Net (2015) http://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/leukemia-chronic-t-cell-lymphocytic/treatment-options Accessed on January, 25 2016</ref>