Authors
Shailendra Mohana, Harikrishnanb, S Vasudevana
a Department of Urology, Government Medical College, Trivandrum, Kerala;
b Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, Trivandrum, Kerala
Abstract
Purpose: 62 year female patient presented with a renal mass and increased platelet count. The need for following up the platelet count after treatment was recognized due to poor prognosis attached with increased platelet count in this condition.
Materials and Methods: The patient characteristics was studied and compared to the known data.
Results: The clinical course of this patient was studied and observed in comparison to the known data.
Conclusions: Platelet count appears to be an independent prognostic factor in renal cell carcinoma. It reflects a cascade of biological events correlated with tumour aggressiveness.
Keywords: Renal cell carcinoma, thrombocytosis, prognostic marker