DOES LEUKEMOID REACTION AFFECT PROGNOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH SOLID MALIGNANCIES?

Taskaynatan H., Sari U. S., Yildiz Y., Salman T., Oflazoglu U., Varol U., ...More

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, vol.35, no.6, pp.3437-3441, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.19193/0393-6384_2019_6_541
  • Journal Name: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.3437-3441
  • Keywords: Non-hematologic cancer, leukocytosis, paraneoplastic leukemoid reaction, prognosis
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Although extreme leukocytosis is associated with increased mortality in patients with non-hematologic cancer patients, it is not well known. The prognosis of patients with extreme leukocytosis mainly depends on the underlying disease.