Lower mean platelet volume predicts poor prognosis in renal cell carcinoma

Abstract Altered mean platelet volume (MPV) is found in several malignancies. Remarkably, there is little consensus on using the value of MPV in the prognostic evaluations of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The aim of this study is to examine the feasibility of MPV value as a prognostic indicator of RCC...

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Main Authors: Zhi-yuan Yun, Xin Zhang, Yan-song Liu, Tiemin Liu, Zhi-ping Liu, Rui-tao Wang, Kai-jiang Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07168-x