Splenic irradiation-induced gastric variceal bleeding in a primary splenic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patient: a rare complication successfully treated by splenectomy with short gastric vein ligation

Primary splenic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a rare clinical condition, which is generally treated by six to eight cycles of chemotherapy involving a combination of rituximab and the cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vincristine, and prednisolone (CHOP) regimen. However, the treatment for ch...

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Main Authors: Lin, Ying-Chu, Chen, Hung-Chieh, Cheng, Shao-Bing, Hwang, Wen-Li, Wang, Ren-Ching, Teng, Chieh-Lin Jerry
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2012
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3438029/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22799897
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-10-150
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