Only 2 small population-based studies have previously evaluated cancer risk in splenectomized patients. Our objective was thus to investigate cancer incidence following splenectomy for external trauma or for surgical treatment of non-malignant conditions of adjacent organs. Using the unique personal
Cancer risk after splenectomy
✍ Scribed by Lene Mellemkjøer; Jø Rgen H. Olsen; Martha S. Linet; Gloria Gridley; Joseph K. McLaughlin
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 669 KB
- Volume
- 75
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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