Increased platelet distribution width predicts poor prognosis in melanoma patients

Abstract Activated platelets promote cancer progression and metastasis. Nevertheless, the prognostic value of platelet indices in melanoma had been rarely reported. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive significance of platelet indices in melanoma. A total of 220 consecutive patien...

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Main Authors: Na Li, Zhiyong Diao, Xiaoyi Huang, Ye Niu, Tiemin Liu, Zhi-ping Liu, Rui-tao Wang, Kai-jiang Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03212-y