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Thrombocytosis as a Predictor of Malignancy in Patients with a Pelvic Mass | ||
| IRAQI JOURNALOF COMMUNITY MEDICINE | ||
| Article 1, Volume 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-119 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Najwa Al-Nakaash; Miami Abd Al-Hasan; Wasan Ghazi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objective: To determine if thrombocytosis (platelet count >350x109/L) is a predictor of malignancy in women with a pelvic mass. Study design: A cross-sectional study on seventy women presented with a pelvic mass and admitted to hospital for explorative laparotomy. Preoperative platelet count was done for all of them. The results of platelet count and the final diagnosis by histopathology were reviewed and statistical analysis was. Setting: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology /College of Medicine/Al-Mustansirya University. Results: The difference in the platelet counts of patients with malignancy and benign tumors was significant (P<0.0094). Twenty patients had cancer; of these, eleven (55%) had thrombocytosis. Only ten (20%) patients with benign tumors had thrombocytosis. Conclusion: High preoperative platelet count in women presenting with pelvic mass may predict a final diagnosis of cancer. Keywords: Thrombocytosis, Pelvic Mass | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Thrombocytosis; Pelvic Mass | ||
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