Reactive thrombocytosis associated with a pheochromocytoma

Lyudmila Bazhenova; Emma Z. Du; Sunil Bhoyrul; James McCallum; Alan Saven

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1614772

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thromb Haemost 2005; 94(02): 460-462
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614772

Case Report

Schattauer GmbH

Reactive thrombocytosis associated with a pheochromocytoma

Lyudmila Bazhenova

¹Division of Hematology and Oncology, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California, USA

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Emma Z. Du

²Division of Pathology, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California, USA

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Sunil Bhoyrul

³Division of General Surgery, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California, USA

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James McCallum

⁴Division of Endocrinology, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California, USA

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Alan Saven

⁵Division of Hematology and Oncology, Scripps Clinic, and Scripps Cancer Center, La Jolla, California, USA

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