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 ...

A new finding could improve early detection of cancer among individuals in the general population who are seen by family doctors, say British researchers. They found that patients with increased blood ...

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.

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.

A phase II trial of gemcitabine plus capecitabine (GX) in patients with advanced renal cell cancer (mRCC) previously treated with immunotherapy No significant financial relationships to disclose. This ...

Gene Mutations in the Chronic Phase of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, According to Phenotype and Driver Mutation. Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are organized hierarchically into long-term and ...

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 ...

This report illustrates the relation between pseudohyperkalemia and thrombocytosis associated with myeloproliferative disease. Some laboratory studies on the mechanisms involved, serial observations ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was interested in your column on essential thrombocytosis, as my husband had the same problem for about eight years until his death from heart failure (at age 90). His platelets had ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . This patient presents with a persistently elevated platelet count. Though she did give birth a number of months ...

A: Platelets are part of how our body forms clots to stop bleeding. They are produced in the bone marrow by cells called megakaryocytes, and then enter the blood stream. Normal platelet counts are ...