Platelets Levels before and after Surgical Intervention in Patients with Oral and Maxillofacial Tumors at MNH, Tanzania
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53229#.VLhy0MnQrzE Author(s) Jeremiah Moshy 1 , Karpal Singh Sohal 2 , Sira Stanslaus Owibingire 1 , Arnold Augustino 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, MUHAS, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania . 2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, MNH, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania . ABSTRACT Background: There are documented effects of platelets on the solid tumors which need further study. The elevated platelet counts have been described for majority of cancers. There is inadequate information of effect of benign and malignant oral and maxillofacial tumors on the regulation of platelets. The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in platelet counts among patients with oral and maxillofacial benign and malignant tumors following surgical interventions. Methods: A descriptive postoperative study was done whereby patients wit...