Long-standing thrombocytosis often precedes thromboembolic complications heralding the diagnosis of essential thrombocythemia

Affiliations

• ¹ Service and Central Laboratory of Hematology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Rue du Bugnon 46, Lausanne CH-1011, Switzerland; Service of Hematology and Laboratory of Hematology, Institut Central des Hôpitaux, Hôpital du Valais, Av. du Grand-Champsec 86, Sion CH-1951, Switzerland.
• ² Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, rue du Bugnon 21, Lausanne CH-1011, Switzerland.
• ³ Service and Central Laboratory of Hematology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Rue du Bugnon 46, Lausanne CH-1011, Switzerland.
• ⁴ Service and Central Laboratory of Hematology, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Rue du Bugnon 46, Lausanne CH-1011, Switzerland. Electronic address: lorenzo.alberio@chuv.ch.