[Changes in the spleen structure during treatment of patients with generalized Hodgkin's disease].

Data obtained from 35 autopsies and morphological examination of the irradiated and non-irradiated spleen are analyzed. Morphological changes in the spleen as a result of radiation are described. Curability of Hodgkin's disease foci is established to be possible in the spleen irradiated with the dose of 35-40 Gy. A prophylactic spleen irradiation decreases the possibility of its metastatic damage in generalized Hodgkin's disease.