Chronic myelogenous leukemia surgery
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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]