Leukemia

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Surgery



Surgery does not play a major role in the management of leukemia. The reasons for this are two-fold: (1) leukemia cells usually are widespread throughout the body at the time of diagnosis, so they cannot be "cut out" like other forms of cancer; and (2) surgery is not needed for diagnosis, since bone marrow aspiration usually is adequate to confirm the disease.



Aside from the insertion of a venous access device (a plastic tube that is surgically implanted into a large vein...Read the full article