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Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia. splenectomy is usually reserved for patients with enlarged spleen and it has no role in curing CML. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamad Alkateb, MBBCh [2]
Overview
Surgery for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia - American Cancer Society
Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia. splenectomy is usually reserved for patients with enlarged spleen and it has no role in curing CML.
Surgery
Surgical intervention is recommended for the management of chronic myelogenous leukemia in case of splenectomy.[1]
References
- ↑ Canadian Cancer Society.2015.http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/leukemia-chronic-myelogenous-cml/treatment/?region=ab