causes of thrombocytosis lung tumor
The cause of primary thrombocytosis is unknown, but secondary thrombocytosis is due to conditions including inflammation, infection, surgery and cancer. In the UK, revised national guidance for suspected cancer includes thrombocytosis in recommendations for lung, oesophagogastric, and uterine cancers. Also, thrombocytosis is an identified marker for types of cancer such as lung, colorectal, renal and uterine. However, not all types of cancer have been studied, and the effect of age, sex, and change in platelet count over time have not been examined.