We sought to identify changes in platelet (PLT) counts over time, and to evaluate the patterns of thrombocytopenia and thrombocytosis in hospitalized infants 23.8 weeks to term gestation.

Medically reviewed by Gagandeep Brar, MD Key Takeaways A high platelet count can lead to blood clots and bleeding, which can ...

Within the RARS-T group, JAK2 V617F-positive patients had better median survival (MS) than JAK2 V617F-negative patients (not reached vs 80 months; P=0.057). Other patients’ characteristics of ...

Q: My platelets were slightly elevated on my blood test. What can cause this? A: Platelets are part of how our body forms clots to stop bleeding. They are produced in the bone marrow by cells called ...

A routine blood test may pack a bigger punch than previously suspected, suggests a recent analysis of over 3 million Canadian patient records. A finding of thrombocytosis (platelet count >450 x 10 9 ...

Introduction Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer‑related death. Accurate and easy‑to‑use prognostic factors are necessary. Increased platelet count might be a potential prognostic factor.

A patient who is receiving cisplatin and gemcitabine in 2 cycles for nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) developed thrombocytosis (platelet count 800,000/mcL). There are no other side effects. Is it ...

Platelets (also called thrombocytes) are small blood cell fragments made by your bone marrow. They help form blood clots to stop you from bleeding when you've been injured. Platelets are small cell ...

Thrombocytosis, or raised platelet count, has been recognised as a significant positive predictor for malignancies, especially the LEGO cancers (lung, endometrium, gastric and oesophageal) in the NICE ...

Grade and maximum tumor dimension (MTD) as determinants of lymphadenectomy in patients with endometrioid endometrial cancer (EEC). This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting I.

NHS Digital will not be amending a QOF Read code which logs patients with thrombocytosis – an elevated platelet count – as having cancer. This comes despite GP users arguing that the code was wrong ...