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Qualitative platelet dysfunction following cancer chemotherapy: A case report
Author(s) -
Kumar Anand,
Khan. N.,
Khanna S.,
Gupta Y. N.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930250308
Subject(s) - medicine , chemotherapy , cyclophosphamide , platelet , methotrexate , cancer chemotherapy , bleeding diathesis , hemorrhagic diathesis , cancer , oncology , diathesis , immunology
A case of qualitative platelet dysfunction following cancer chemotherapy is documented. Besides the numerical reduction defect, there appear to be functional changes in the platelets leading to bleeding diathesis. The present case was thoroughly evaluated, and it was observed that there is suppression of the platelet functions in a patient receiving cancer chemotherapy, a combination of cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5‐fluorouracil.