Primary lymphoma of the spleen: an experience with seven patients.

Primary lymphoma of the spleen is a rare clinical entity. In our study, a group of 110 patients with various hematological disorders were subjected to splenectomy over a period of 20 years. We have been able to isolate 7 patients with primary lymphoma of the spleen. Main indications of splenectomy in these patients were anemia and leukopenia. There was no mortality, but morbidity was quite high (43%). We conclude that splenectomy may be a useful treatment in patients with cytopenias secondary to primary lymphoma of the spleen refractory to other types of therapy.