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Significance of platelet count in esophageal carcinomas

Author(s) -

Ali Aminian,

Faramarz Karimian,

Rasoul Mirsharifi,

Abbas Alibakhshi,

Habibollah Dashti,

Yosra Jahangiri,

Saeid Safari,

Hamid Ghaderi,

Morteza Noaparast,

ShararehM Hasani,

Alireza Mirsharifi

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

saudi journal of gastroenterology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608

H-Index - 32

eISSN - 1998-4049

pISSN - 1319-3767

DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.77245

Subject(s) - medicine , adenocarcinoma , thrombocytosis , platelet , gastroenterology , perineural invasion , esophageal cancer , cancer , esophagectomy , stage (stratigraphy) , pathology , oncology , paleontology , biology

Thrombocytosis is found to be associated with unfavorable prognosis in esophageal carcinoma. Platelets produce thymidine phosphorylase which is a platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor with angiogenic activity. Increased platelet count may be translated into enhanced tumor growth. We examined the relation between platelet count and several prognostic variables in patients with esophageal cancer.

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