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<Articles JournalTitle="International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2008-2207</Issn>
      <Volume>9</Volume>
      <Issue>3</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2015</Year>
        <Month>09</Month>
        <Day>15</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">The comparison of plasma D-dimer levels in benign and malignant tumors of cervix, ovary and uterus</title>
    <FirstPage>107</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>111</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Marziyeh</FirstName>
        <LastName>Vahid Dastgerdi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Associated Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Soraya</FirstName>
        <LastName>Ahmari</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Resident of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Sadaf</FirstName>
        <LastName>Alipour</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Associated Professor, Surgery Department, Arash Women&#x2019;s Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Afsaneh</FirstName>
        <LastName>Tehranian</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Associated Professor, Department of Gynecology, Arash Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2015</Year>
        <Month>10</Month>
        <Day>14</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Background: Thromboembolism is the most important complication of cancers.The aim of this study was to determine D-dimer levels in benign and malignant tumors of the uterus, ovary and cervix. 
Subjects and Methods: This was a cross sectional study and it was conducted on 90 female patients referred to Imam Khomeini and Arash Hospitals because of uterine, cervical and ovarian tumors in 2013-2014. After surgical resection or tissue biopsy, 2 cc of each patient&#x2019;s blood was taken to be sent to laboratory of hospitals. &#x201C;Nycocard&#x201D; kit was chosen to measure D-dimer levels in Mg/Lit by neflumetry method. Data were analyzed in SPSS-16 by T-test and One-Way ANOVA test. 
Results: The highest mean of D-dimer was 3.9 (&#xB1; 2.9SD) in malignant cervical tumors. The mean plasma levels of D-dimer in malignant uterine cancers (P = 0.008), ovarian cancers (P = 0.007) and cervical cancers (P = 0.006) was significantly higher than benign tumors. In all three types of uterine, ovarian and cervical cancers, D-dimer was significantly higher in advanced stages than lower stages.
Conclusion: The plasma D-dimer levels in patients with malignant tumors of the uterus, cervix and ovary were higher than benign types. By increasing the stage of gynecologic malignant tumors, the levels of plasma D-dimer were increased.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://ijhoscr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijhoscr/article/view/386</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://ijhoscr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijhoscr/article/download/386/411</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
