—Before making a decision about splenectomy, get a thorough hematopathology review of available diagnostic material—and advice from a lymphoma specialist. Reviewed by Chaitra Ujjani, MD, Associate ...

Patient A, a 68-year-old male with stage IV mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) and splenic involvement, underwent an autologous peripheral blood HSCT following myeloablative total body radiation (1200 cGy ...

In the case of a (emergency) splenectomy what are the vaccines that are recommended to be administered. I am have done some research on the internet and the following seem to be recommended. I have ...

THE exact role of the spleen in preventing or suppressing bacterial infections in human beings is unknown. The spleen, an important part of the reticuloendothelial system, acts as a filter for ...

A 28-year-old woman with steroid-refractory immune thrombocytopenia (platelet count 16 × 10 9 /L, with associated epistaxis) recently saw her hematologist, who recommended elective splenectomy for the ...