10 Bone Marrow Cancer Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
Symptom #8: Bruising
When there is cancer of the bone marrow, there is damage to the bone marrow, which results in a lack of platelets. Platelets are crucial in the blood clotting process. The platelet deficiency will lead to easy bruising, excessive bleeding, and issues such as petechiae, purpura, and ecchymoses.
Petechiae are spots that are smaller than 3 mm, purpura ranges from 3 mm to 10 mm, while ecchymoses are spots that are larger than 1 cm. The small spots are due to tiny broken capillaries, which may occur even with small bumps or knocks.
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