A 62-year-old woman with a platelet count of 1,350,000/μL has been diagnosed with essential thrombocytosis after an exhaustive search failed to reveal any reactive causes for the elevated platelet count. Her platelet count has been greater than 1 million for more than 6 months. The most appropriate therapy now that a diagnosis of essential thrombocytosis has been established is
A. Platelet pheresis
B. Aspirin
C. Anagrelide
D. Hydroxyurea
E. Interferon-[agr ]
AnswerTags:
MCQ, Hematology, Leukemia, Thrombocytosis
Category:
Hematology MCQs
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