Thrombocytosis Associated with Solid Tumors in Children
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Thrombocytosis in solid tumors: review of the literature.
The relation of thrombocytosis with malignant disorders is known for a century[1]. Frequency of thrombocytosis and thrombocyte count varies in different malignant diseases. It is especially seen in lung, colon, gynecological, and renal cell cancer. The specific mechanism by which thrombocytosis develops in malignancies remain speculative and several hypothesis have been proposed on this subject...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0888-0018,1521-0669
DOI: 10.3109/08880019209016599