Open AccessPrognostic value of preoperative plasma fibrinogen level and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (F-PLR) in patients with localized upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Author(s) -
Jiwei Huang,
Yazhou Yuan,
Yanqing Wang,
Jin Zhang,
Wen Kong,
Haige Chen,
Yonghui Chen,
Yiran Huang
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
oncotarget
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.373
H-Index - 127
ISSN - 1949-2553
DOI - 10.18632/oncotarget.13611
Subject(s) - urothelial carcinoma , medicine , fibrinogen , platelet , lymphocyte , oncology , carcinoma , urology , gastroenterology , cancer , bladder cancer
Hemostatic factors is thought to have a potentially significant role in progression and metastasis of malignant tumors. We investigated the prognostic value of preoperative plasma fibrinogen level and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in localized upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC).