The D-dimer level predicts the postoperative prognosis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

BACKGROUND:Carcinoma cells often modulate coagulation and fibrinolysis among cancer patients. Plasma dimerized plasmin fragment D (D-dimer) has been reported as a prognostic marker of various types of malignancies, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the associations between the p...

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Main Authors: Yuki Shiina, Takahiro Nakajima, Takayoshi Yamamoto, Kazuhisa Tanaka, Yuichi Sakairi, Hironobu Wada, Hidemi Suzuki, Ichiro Yoshino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222050