TY  - JOUR
T1  - Evaluation of platelet indices in oral squamous cell carcinoma
A1  - Vidyavathi Kannar
A1  - Veena Raja
A1  - Turvekere Suresh
JF  - Clinical Cancer Investigation Journal
JO  - Clin Cancer Investig J
SN  - 2278-0513
Y1  - 2017
VL  - 6
IS  - 1
DO  - 10.4103/ccij.ccij_170_16
SP  - 40
EP  - 43
N2  - Context: Platelet indices are markers of inflammation which are being studied in various cancers; however, data for oral cancers are limited. Aims: We aimed to study the platelet indices such as platelet count, mean platelet volume (MPV), plateletcrit, and platelet distribution width (PDW) in oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) patients and to compare them with healthy controls. Settings and Design: Retrospective cross-sectional study. Subjects and Methods: The study included 107 patients with oral SCC and 68 controls who did not meet exclusion criteria. Platelet indices were estimated and compared with controls. The results were statistically evaluated. Statistical Analysis Used: Student's t-test (two-tailed, independent) was used for statistical analysis. The relationship between measured characteristics of continuous data was determined using Pearson's correlation coefficient. P 0.05). MPV was significantly increased in cases than controls (P < 0.05). Plateletcrit and PDW were similar in both cases and controls. Conclusions: Further studies are needed to assess the utility of platelet indices in oral SCC.
UR  - https://ccij-online.org/article/evaluation-of-platelet-indices-in-oral-squamous-cell-carcinoma-677
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