Open AccessThrombocytosis: A paraneoplastic syndrome in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Author(s) -
ShinnJang Hwang
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v10.i17.2472
Subject(s) - thrombocytosis , medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , cirrhosis , gastroenterology , thrombopoietin , portal vein thrombosis , platelet , pathology , stem cell , haematopoiesis , biology , genetics
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients manifest a variety of paraneoplastic syndromes. Thrombocytosis was reported in children with hepatoblastoma. The aims of this study were to evaluate the prevalence and clinical significance of thrombocytosis in HCC patients and its relationships with serum thrombopoietin (TPO).