This is called primary thrombocythemia. If it's caused by an underlying disorder that triggers the stem cells in your bone marrow to make more platelets, it's called secondary thrombocytosis.

Medically reviewed by Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD A high platelet count refers to the small cells that help blood clot. Also called thrombocytosis or thrombocythemia, a high platelet count is more than ...

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a significant prognostic indicator in myeloproliferative neoplasms, correlating with ...

Polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia are the most common chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms; their molecular basis has been appreciated only recently and is briefly discussed in this ...