Clinical and splenectomy-based treatment outcomes in 40 cases of hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma: a comprehensive analysis.

Background/aim: This research study was conducted to examine the clinical characteristics and post-splenectomy survival outcomes of patients diagnosed with hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma (HSTCL).

Materials And Methods: A total of 10 cases of HSTCL patients admitted to the Hematology Department of Fudan University Affiliated Huadong Hospital between January 2012 and December 2021 were included. In addition, we also included 30 other cases reported from domestic and international sources.

Clinical outcomes of salvage radiotherapy in patients with supraclavicular lymph node metastases after esophagectomy.

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical outcomes of salvage radiotherapy in patients with supraclavicular lymph node (SCLN) metastases after esophagectomy.

Methods: After initial esophagectomy (R0 resection), clinical outcomes in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with SCLN metastases during follow-up were retrospectively analyzed.

Results: A total of 114 patients were split into two groups: the salvage radiotherapy (SR) (n=89) and the control (NSR) (without salvage radiotherapy, n=25).