title: Thrombocytosis as a prognostic factor in endometrial carcinoma.
abstract: We reviewed the prevalence of thrombocytosis (platelet count >/=400, 000/microL) and its association with outcome in 135 consecutive endometrial carcinoma patients and compared the platelet count with other prognostic factors. Nineteen of 135 patients (14%) had thrombocytosis. Thrombocytosis was significantly more frequent in advanced disease (stage II-IV), unfavorable grade (G2 and G3), deep myometrial invasion, and lymph-vascular space invasion. The overall 5-year survival rate was 92%. The 5-year survival rate of the 19 patients with thrombocytosis was significantly worse than that of the patients without thrombocytosis (61 vs 96%, P < 0.0001). The recurrence rate was significantly higher in patients with thrombocytosis than in those with a platelet count <400,000/microL (7 vs 32%, P < 0.005). In a multivariate analysis, thrombocytosis continued to be a predictor of worse prognosis. In conclusion, we found thrombocytosis to be a prognostic factor for survival in patients with endometrial carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Graz, Graz, A-8036, Austria.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gücer
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moser
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tamussino
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Reich
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arikan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Petru
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Winter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010976:Platelet Count; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate; D013922:Thrombocytosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality