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Annals of Surgical Oncology
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 3/2017

01-12-2017 | Urologic Oncology

Does Red Blood Cell Distribution Width Really Have a Prognostic Role in Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma?

Author: Da-xiong Zeng, MD

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Special Issue 3/2017

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In the article by Cheng et al.,1 the authors estimated the prognostic role of blood markers in upper tract urothelial carcinoma. The results showed that high red blood cell distribution width (RDW) was independently associated with poor overall survival (OS), and white blood cell (WBC) count was a significant prognosticator for both OS and cancer-specific survival (CSS). This is a novel issue, but there are some points to be noticed. …
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Metadata
Title
Does Red Blood Cell Distribution Width Really Have a Prognostic Role in Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma?
Author
Da-xiong Zeng, MD
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue Special Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-017-6178-7

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