Open Access<p>Platelet Volume Is Reduced In Metastasing Breast Cancer: Blood Profiles Reveal Significant Shifts</p>
Author(s) -
Mingming Li,
Chen-xi Yue,
Shuang Fu,
Xin Zhang,
Chang-Jiu Zhao,
Ruitao Wang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s221976
Subject(s) - medicine , mean platelet volume , quartile , breast cancer , gastroenterology , metastasis , platelet , odds ratio , oncology , metastatic breast cancer , cancer , confidence interval
Platelets play a crucial role in breast cancer (BC) progression and metastases. Mean platelet volume (MPV) is an indicator of platelet activation. The aim of the present study was to assess whether there is a difference in MPV between patients with metastatic BC with liver metastases and those with BC without liver metastases.