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spleen

– organ of the immune system in the upper left side of the abdomen (belly) which stores blood, breaks down old blood cells, and helps form some white blood cells such as lymphocytes. See also immune system, lymphocyte.

Surgery for chronic myeloid leukemia

... Rarely, an operation may be done to remove the spleen. ... If this happens, chemo
or radiation may be used to try to shrink the spleen. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/leukemia-chronicmyeloidcml/overviewguide/leukemia-cml-overview-treating-surgery

Surgery for chronic lymphocytic leukemia

... Rarely, an operation may be done to remove the spleen. ... If this happens,
removing the spleen can provide relief, but it does not cure the leukemia. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/leukemia-chroniclymphocyticcll/overviewguide/leukemia-cll-overview-treating-surgery

Surgery for chronic myeloid leukemia

... If leukemia spreads to the spleen, it can lead to that organ becoming large
enough to compress nearby organs and cause symptoms. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/leukemia-chronicmyeloidcml/detailedguide/leukemia-chronic-myeloid-myelogenous-treating-surgery

Surgery for chronic lymphocytic leukemia

... cancer. Splenectomy. In rare cases, the spleen may be removed (splenectomy). ...
platelets. Taking out the spleen may help prevent this. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/leukemia-chroniclymphocyticcll/detailedguide/leukemia-chronic-lymphocytic-treating-surgery

How is chronic lymphocytic leukemia staged?

... It generally involves all of the bone marrow in the body and, in many cases,
has spread to other organs such as the spleen, liver, and lymph nodes ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/leukemia-chroniclymphocyticcll/detailedguide/leukemia-chronic-lymphocytic-staging

What is non-Hodgkin lymphoma?

... system. Lymphocytes are in the lymph nodes and other lymphoid tissues
(such as the spleen and bone marrow). These ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/non-hodgkinlymphoma/detailedguide/non-hodgkin-lymphoma-what-is-non-hodgkin-lymphoma

Radiation therapy for chronic myelomonocytic leukemia

... If someone who has chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) is having
problems from a very enlarged spleen, radiation therapy may be used to ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/leukemia-chronicmyelomonocyticcmml/detailedguide/leukemia-chronic-myelomonocytic-treating-radiation

Leukemia-Chronic Myeloid (Myelogenous) Overview

... Lymphoid tissue is found in lymph nodes, the thymus gland, the spleen, the
tonsils and adenoids and is scattered throughout the digestive and ...

http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003057-pdf.pdf

Types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

... In SLL, the cancer cells are mainly in the lymph nodes and spleen. ... Most often
the lymphoma is found only in the spleen and bone marrow. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/non-hodgkinlymphoma/detailedguide/non-hodgkin-lymphoma-types-of-non-hodgkin-lymphoma

Surgery for chronic lymphocytic leukemia

... cancer. Splenectomy. In rare cases, the spleen may be removed (splenectomy). ...
platelets. Taking out the spleen may help prevent this. ...

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