Pretreatment Thrombocytosis as a Prognostic Factor in Metastatic Breast Cancer

Background. An elevated platelet count is often associated with malignancies, and it has been confirmed as an adverse prognostic factor in various cancers including early stage breast cancer. We sought to determine if thrombocytosis is also a prognostic factor in metastatic breast cancer. Patients a...

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Main Authors: Athina Stravodimou, Ioannis A. Voutsadakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Breast Cancer
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/289563