[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.
Yu
Xin-chun
XC
Department of Pathology, Quzhou Municipal People's Hospital, Quzhou 324000, China . dryxc@163.com
Wu
Shan-shui
SS
Lu
Xiao-qing
XQ
Sheng
Li-ming
LM
Hu
Ya-guo
YG
Zhao
Jian
J
Li
Juan-mei
JM
Shao
Hai-yan
HY
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