The role of blood component therapy in the management of canine and feline patients with cancer.
Blood component therapy may be required for a variety of pathologic reasons in the cancer patient. The tumor itself not only affects various cell lines, but treatment with chemotherapeutic agents can induce cytopenias. In addition, chronic and acute hemorrhage can be caused by tumor erosion and rupture or by paraneoplastic coagulopathies. Component replacement will depend on the underlying hematologic deficiencies and should be performed in conjunction with treating the cause of the deficiency.
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Veterinary Institute of Trauma, Emergency and Critical Care, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
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