Journal article
Thrombocytosis as a prognostic marker in gastrointestinal cancers
World journal of gastrointestinal oncology, Vol.6(2), pp.34-40
02/15/2014
DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v6.i2.34
PMCID: PMC3926972
PMID: 24567794
Abstract
Thrombocytosis is an adverse prognostic factor in many types of cancer. These include breast cancer, ovarian and other gynecologic cancers, renal cell carcinoma and lung cancers. In gastrointestinal cancers of various locations and histologic types, thrombocytosis has been reported in general to be associated with adverse clinical outcomes. Platelet count measurement is well standardized and available in every clinical laboratory, making its use as a prognostic marker practical. This paper will discuss the data on the prognostic value of thrombocytosis in gastrointestinal cancers as well as pathogenic aspects of the association that strengthen the case for its use in clinical prognostication. (C) 2014 Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited. All rights reserved.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Thrombocytosis as a prognostic marker in gastrointestinal cancers
- Creators
- Ioannis A. Voutsadakis - Sault Area Hosp, Div Med Oncol, 750 Great Northern Rd, Sault Ste Marie, ON P6B 0A8, Canada
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- World journal of gastrointestinal oncology, Vol.6(2), pp.34-40
- DOI
- 10.4251/wjgo.v6.i2.34
- PMID
- 24567794
- PMCID
- PMC3926972
- NLM abbreviation
- World J Gastrointest Oncol
- ISSN
- 1948-5204
- eISSN
- 1948-5204
- Publisher
- Baishideng Publishing Group Inc
- Number of pages
- 7
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/15/2014
- Academic Unit
- Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984806511502771
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