Open AccessHematologic changes after splenectomy for ovarian cancer debulking surgery, and association with infection and venous thromboembolism
Author(s) -
Olga T. Filippova,
Sun Woo Kim,
Renee A. Cowan,
J.H. Andrew,
Alexia Iasonos,
Qin Zhou,
Vance Broach,
Oliver Zivanovic,
Kara C. Long Roche,
Yukio Sonoda,
Ginger J. Gardner,
S. Dennis
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of gynecological cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.901
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1525-1438
pISSN - 1048-891X
DOI - 10.1136/ijgc-2020-001368
Subject(s) - medicine , splenectomy , debulking , surgery , thrombocytosis , ovarian cancer , cancer , platelet , spleen
The spleen plays a role in the immune and coagulative responses, yet a splenectomy may be required during ovarian cancer surgery to achieve complete cytoreduction. The aim of the study was to correlate hematologic changes with the development of infection and venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing splenectomy.