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ArticleCancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center

The Prognostic Value of Preoperative Serum D-dimer Levels After Surgical Resection of Thymic Epithelial Tumors.

Yang-Yu Huang, Xuan Liu, Shen-Hua Liang, Yu Hu, Guo-Wei Ma

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Yang-Yu HuangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, 71067Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5956-8803
Xuan LiuState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, 71067Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China.
Shen-Hua LiangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, 71067Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China.
Yu HuState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, 71067Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China.
Guo-Wei MaState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, 71067Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CN

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Abstract

introductionThymic epithelial tumors are the most common mediastinal tumors. Despite the high survival rate after surgery, some patients still require postoperative adjuvant therapy and closer follow-up. Hematological indicators such as biochemical routines and coagulation indicators have been reported to be independently associated with the prognosis of various malignancies. Therefore, we included hematological indicators in the analysis.

methodsThe data of 105 patients with thymic epithelial tumors were retrospectively collected from Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, and the patients with missing preoperative hematological indicators were excluded. X-tile software was used to obtain the best cutoff value of each preoperative hematological indicator, and COX regression analysis and Kaplan-Meier survival curves were used to demonstrate statistically significant results.

resultsCOX univariate regression analysis of all patients showed that Masaoka stage, T stage, WHO histologic types, D-dimer, albumin-fibrinogen ratio (AFR), Fibrinogen (Fbg) were associated with postoperative overall survival (

conclusionsFor thymic epithelial tumors, higher preoperative D-dimer levels predict poorer survival and shorter recurrence-free survival. This may help guide postoperative adjuvant therapy and follow-up patterns in patients with thymic epithelial tumors.

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Neoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialFibrin Fibrinogen Degradation ProductsFibrinogenHumansNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRetrospective StudiesThymus NeoplasmsFibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Productsfibrin fragment DFibrinogenD-dimeroverall survivalprognostic factorrecurrence free survivalthymic epithelial tumor

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