Invasive ductal breast carcinoma preceded by CALR-positive essential thrombocythemia

Elrazi A Ali; Hind Elmalik; Nabil E Omar; Mohamed A Yassin

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3892

Invasive ductal breast carcinoma preceded by CALR-positive essential thrombocythemia

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Feb 9;9(3):1732-1736. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3892. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Authors

Elrazi A Ali¹, Hind Elmalik², Nabil E Omar^{2

3}, Mohamed A Yassin²

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine Department Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
² Medical Oncology and Hematology Department Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
³ Pharmacy Department National Center for Cancer Care and Research Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.

Abstract

Persistent thrombocytosis in patients with cancer needs workup because it can be linked to essential thrombocytosis. The management should be individualized to start treatment for low-risk essential thrombocytosis due to the combined risk of thrombosis.

Keywords: breast cancer; calreticulin; essential thrombocythemia; invasive ductal carcinoma; thrombocythemia.

Publication types

Case Reports