ArticleCancer management and research2019
Combined Use of Mean Platelet Volume/Platelet Count Ratio and Platelet Distribution Width to Distinguish Between Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Those with Benign Tumors of the Nasopharynx, and Healthy Subjects.
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- Pre‑operative mean platelet volume is associated with overall survival in patients with IDH‑wildtype glioblastoma undergoing maximal safe resection.Oncology letters · 2024Article
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- Comparing prognostic value of preoperative platelet indexes in patients with resectable gastric cancer.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Prognostic value of preoperative peripheral blood mean platelet volume/platelet count ratio (MPV/PC) in patients with resectable cervical cancer.BMC cancer · 2021Article
- Low Preoperative Mean Platelet Volume/Platelet Count Ratio Indicates Worse Prognosis in Non-Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeFor the diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), reliable early indicators with sensitivity and specificity should be sought. This study evaluated the effect of the combined use of mean platelet volume/platelet count ratio (MPV/PC ratio) and platelet distribution width (PDW) for differential diagnosis of NPC. In this study, MPV/PC ratio was used for the first time to diagnostically evaluate NPC. PATIENTS AND
methodsWe retrospectively analyzed various hematological indices of three subject groups (208, 185, and 162 patients with NPC, benign tumors of the nasopharynx, and healthy subjects, respectively) and evaluated the value of combined use of MPV/PC ratio and PDW for differential diagnosis of the three groups using the one-way analysis of variance.
resultsComparison of laboratory variables between the three groups showed a significant difference in MPV/PC ratio and PDW (
conclusionMPV/PC ratio and PDW may be used as indexes of NPC. MPV/PC ratio combined with PDW could be considered as meaningful laboratory indexes for differential diagnosis of NPC, benign tumors of the nasopharynx, and healthy subjects. This finding could enhance the detection of NPC.
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