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Adenocarcinoma
New adenocarcinoma study findings have been published by scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital
July 8th, 2008
" High platelet counts are associated with an adverse effect on survival in various neoplastic entities. The prognostic relevance of preoperative platelet count in pancreatic cancer has not been clarified," scientists writing in the World Journal of Surgery report. " We performed a retrospective review of 205 patients with ductal adenocarcinoma who underwent surgical resection between 1990 and 2003. Demographic, surgical, and clinicopathologic variables were collected. A cutoff of 300,000/mu l was used to define high platelet count. Of the 205 patients, 56 (27.4%) had a high platelet count, whereas 149 patients (72.6%) comprised the low platelet group. The...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-07-08)
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