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Which is the best? Palliative Radiation Therapy to Spleen or Splenectomy
Yasemin Benderli Cihan*
Published: 09 February, 2018 | Volume 2 - Issue 1 | Pages: 003-008
Spleen is one of the most important organ of the reticuloendothelial system and coordinates the immune response. Splenectomy is performed for hypersplenism, and staging of hematological malignancy. In conservatively followed patients, radiation therapy can be used to reduce hypersplenism symptoms. Splenectomy or palliative radiotherapy to spleen may probably cause an immune suppressive condition. This may probably local and systemic complications.
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DOI: 10.29328/journal.jro.1001015
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Keywords:
Spleen, reticuloendothelial system, gastrointestinal malignancies, splenic irradiation
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