Abstract:
This study was done in Elzera Hospital in the period
between 12/2009-1/2010. It was included 36
patient suffering from cancer against 14 healthy
individual as control group , blood samples were
collected from both patients and controls ,and used
for the following laboratory investigations
activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) ,
prothrombin time (PT) , INR , and platelets count.
The study showed the mean of patients PT
was(14.43)and mean of control PT was(14.74),
mean of patients APTT was(30.69) and mean of
control APTT was(30.79), mean of patients INR
was(1.01)and mean of control INR was(.99) and
mean of patients platelets count was(261.83) and
mean of control platelets count was(279.00).
The study showed no clinically significant
differences between mean of patients and control
in PT(P=.656) , APTT(P=.930) and INR (P=.774).
But showed clinically significant difference
between mean of patients platelets count (P=.352)
and mean of control platelets count.
