Table 1 Patient’s histories and clinical features at presentation
Patient histories | |
Medical history | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and surgically treated prostate cancer |
Surgical history | Prostatectomy, cholecystectomy, and hernia repair |
Social history | 88 pack-years of smoking and consumption of 2 alcoholic beverages per day; no history of illicit drug use |
Family history | No family history of blood disorders, clotting disorders, or malignancies |
Clinical features at presentation | |
White blood cell count, cells/μL | 147,000 |
Basophils, % | 10 |
Absolute neutrophil count, cells/μL | 116,210 |
Platelet count, platelets/μL | 230,000 |
Hemoglobin, g/dL | 13.1 |
Abdominal ultrasound | Splenomegaly of ≈ 16 cm |
Lactate dehydrogenase, U/L | 1005 |