Massive splenomegaly in hairy cell leukemia causing urinary retention

Mohammad Ammad Ud Din; Joel Shapiro; Ronald Sham

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3624

Massive splenomegaly in hairy cell leukemia causing urinary retention

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Dec 4;9(2):1027-1028. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3624. eCollection 2021 Feb.

Authors

Mohammad Ammad Ud Din¹, Joel Shapiro², Ronald Sham³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine Rochester General Hospital Rochester NY USA.
² Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Rochester General Hospital Rochester NY USA.
³ Department of Hematology & Oncology Rochester General Hospital Rochester NY USA.

Abstract

Hairy cell leukemia can cause massive splenomegaly which may lead to urinary retention and constipation. Patients usually require a splenectomy for relief of symptoms.

Keywords: hairy cell leukemia; hematology; lymphoma.