Open AccessIs thrombocytosis a useful prognostic marker in renal cell carcinoma? Results of a single-center retrospective analysis
Author(s) -
Vivek Venkatramani,
Amlana Panda,
Nitin S Kekre
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.145292
Subject(s) - thrombocytosis , medicine , platelet , renal cell carcinoma , stage (stratigraphy) , gastroenterology , retrospective cohort study , multivariate analysis , single center , logistic regression , pathology , paleontology , biology
Our aim was to determine the correlation of platelet count with stage and grade of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and to determine whether progression of disease was more likely in those with thrombocytosis.