An Approach to the Investigation of Thrombocytosis: Differentiating between Essential Thrombocythemia and Secondary Thrombocytosis

CONCLUSION: A practical approach to investigating patients with persistent thrombocytosis based on clinical characteristics such as active malignancy, chronic inflammatory disease, splenectomy, and iron deficiency may assist in accurately identifying patients more likely to have secondary causes of thrombocytosis and reduce overinvestigation, particularly costly molecular testing.PMID:38375212 | PMC:PMC10876298 | DOI:10.1155/2024/3056216

Source: Advances in Hematology - February 20, 2024 Category: Hematology Authors: Ala Almanaseer Benjamin Chin-Yee Jenny Ho Alejandro Lazo-Langner Laila Schenkel Pratibha Bhai Bekim Sadikovic Ian H Chin-Yee Cyrus C Hsia Source Type: research