Trombocitosis severa perioperatoria en un caso de resección pulmonar

Severe thrombocytosis (platelet count >1 000 000 μL−1) is a rare, usually reactive, process and few perioperative cases have been reported. We describe the management of a patient who developed severe reactive thrombocytosis in the preoperative period before undergoing segmentectomy to remove a malignant nodule. A platelet count of 2 086 000 μL−1 was observed during the first few days after surgery; we therefore started antiplatelet therapy to prevent thrombotic complications. We analyze the factors that might have contributed to the development of severe thrombocytosis in this case and discuss the different treatment options that may affect perioperative outcomes in these patients.