Thread: Thrombocytosis and Agent Orange
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Old Wed Jul 27, 2016, 02:58 AM
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What is the difference between thrombocytosis and essential thrombocythemia? They similar definitions.
Thrombocytosis is the condition of having too many platelets (thrombocytes).

So is essential thrombocythemia, but essential thrombocythemia is more specific. It's the type of thrombocytosis caused by a bone marrow disease like MDS.
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