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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.<ref name="urlSurgery for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia">{{cite web |url=https://www.cancer.org/cancer/chronic-myeloid-leukemia/treating/surgery.html |title=Surgery for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | 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.<ref name="urlSurgery for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia">{{cite web |url=https://www.cancer.org/cancer/chronic-myeloid-leukemia/treating/surgery.html |title=Surgery for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="cancer.ca">Canadian Cancer Society.2015.http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/leukemia-chronic-myelogenous-cml/treatment/?region=ab</ref> | ||
==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
Surgical intervention is recommended for the management of chronic myelogenous leukemia in case of [[splenectomy]].<ref name="cancer.ca">Canadian Cancer Society.2015.http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/leukemia-chronic-myelogenous-cml/treatment/?region=ab</ref> | Surgical intervention is recommended for the management of chronic myelogenous leukemia in case of [[splenectomy]].<ref name="urlSurgery for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia">{{cite web |url=https://www.cancer.org/cancer/chronic-myeloid-leukemia/treating/surgery.html |title=Surgery for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="cancer.ca">Canadian Cancer Society.2015.http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/leukemia-chronic-myelogenous-cml/treatment/?region=ab</ref> | ||
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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 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.[1][2]
Surgery
Surgical intervention is recommended for the management of chronic myelogenous leukemia in case of splenectomy.[1][2]