A patient presents with a platelet count of 700x109/L with abnormalities in size, shape and granularity of platelets. WBC count of 12x109 L, hemoglobin of 11g/dl and the absence of the Philadelphia chromosome. The most likely diagnosis would be-
Ans. (b) Essential thrombocythemia(Ref: Robbins 9th/pg 619-620; 8th/pg 629-630)In the given scenario, a patient presents with thrombocytosis with abnormalities in size, shape and granularity of platelets, with normal WBC count & hemoglobin and the absence of the Philadelphia chromosome. The most likely diagnosis in this case would be Essential Thrombocythemia
Misc. (W.B.C)
Polycythemia vera
Essential thrombocythemia
Chronic myeloid leukemia
Leukemoid reaction
Essential thrombocythemia