title: [Hypomagnesemia in patients of gynecologic neoplasms following chemotherapy with cisplatin].
abstract: Serum magnesium in 79 patients of gynecologic neoplasms treated with cisplatin and their controls was measured. The results showed: (1) the average value of serum magnesium in patients following chemotherapy with cisplatin was significantly lower than in the controls; (2) the incidence of hypomagnesemia was positively correlated with the number of the courses and the total dosages of chemotherapy, being 52.9% after one to three courses of treatment and 92.0% after more than six courses of treatment; (3) the incidence of hypomagnesemia was directly related with the severity of gastrointestinal disorders; (4) serum magnesium following cisplatin chemotherapy was not correlated with serum blood urea nitrogen (BUN). Hypomagnesemia is clinically characterized by symptoms of the nervous system which are found in 14.0% of hypomagnesemic patients.
authors.affiliation: Affiliated Tumor Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008274:Magnesium / Q000097:blood*; D008278:Magnesium Sulfate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D008278:Magnesium Sulfate; D008274:Magnesium; D002945:Cisplatin