Raised platelet count (thrombocytosis) - NICE urgent cancer referral guidance
Investigation findings and specific features | Possible Cancer | Recommendation |
Platelet count raised with nausea or vomiting or weight loss or reflux or dyspepsia or upper abdominal pain, 55 and over | Oesophageal or stomach | Consider non-urgent direct access upper gastrointestinal endoscopy |
Investigation findings and specific features | Possible Cancer | Recommendation |
Thrombocytosis, 40 and over | Lung | Consider urgent CXR (to be performed within 2 weeks) |
Investigation findings and specific features | Possible Cancer | Recommendation |
Thrombocytosis with visible haematuria or vaginal discharge (unexplained) in women 55 and over | Endometrial | Consider a direct access ultrasound scan |
Reference:
- Suspected cancer: recognition and referral. NICE guideline [NG12]. Published: 23 June 2015 Last updated: 02 October 2023.
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- NICE urgent cancer referral guidance (guidelines with respect to primary care investigations)
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