Open AccessPrognostic factors in malignant pleural mesothelioma: A retrospective study of 60 Turkish patients
Author(s) -
Adem Koyuncu,
Deniz Köksal,
Özlem Özmen,
Funda Demırağ,
Hülya Bayız,
Koray Aydoğdu,
Mine Berkoğlu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.138094
Subject(s) - medicine , leukocytosis , pathological , stage (stratigraphy) , univariate analysis , gastroenterology , mitotic index , necrosis , pathology , multivariate analysis , mitosis , paleontology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive tumor with poor prognosis. The study aims to examine the effect of certain clinical, laboratory, radiologic, and pathologic characteristics on survival.