[Platelet count of peripheral blood is associated with invasion and metastasis of esophageal carcinoma].
To analyze the association between the platelet count of peripheral blood and clincopathologic parameters of esophageal carcinoma.



Platelets of peripheral blood were measured in 415 cases of esophageal carcinoma and 325 healthy subjects as control. The correlation of platelet counts and clinicopathological features of cancer was analyzed.



Platelet count in patients with esophageal carcinomas (286+/-88)x10(9)/L was significantly higher than that in the control subjects [(204+/-114)x10(9)/L, P<0.05 ]. Increased platelet counts (>300 x 10(9)/L) was significantly associated with tumor infiltration and lymph node metastasis in patients with esophageal cancer (P<0.05).



Platelet count of peripheral blood might be associated with the development and progression of esophageal cancer.
Department of Pathology, Quzhou Municipal People's Hospital, Quzhou 324000, China . dryxc@163.com
Xin-chun
XC
Yu
Shan-shui
SS
Wu
Xiao-qing
XQ
Lu
Li-ming
LM
Sheng
Ya-guo
YG
Hu
Jian
J
Zhao
Juan-mei
JM
Li
Hai-yan
HY
Shao
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000166:cytology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010976:Platelet Count