THROMBOCYTOSIS
PSEUDO-THROMBOCYTOSIS:
Marked microcytosis
Shistocytosis
Cell fragments in leukaemia
TRUE THROMBOCYTOSIS:
BENIGN:
-Reactive:
Iron-deficiency anaemia
Haemorrhage
Infections
Chronic inflammation
Non-haematological malignancies
Post-Therapy (Surgery, Treated ITP, Recovery from chemo)
-Distributive:
Post-splenectomy
MALIGNANT:
Myeloproliferative neoplasms
Myelodysplastic syndrome: isolated del 5q
AML with inv(3) or t(3;3)