Preoperative platelet distribution width‐to‐platelet ratio combined with serum thyroglobulin may be objective and popularizable indicators in predicting papillary thyroid carcinoma

• Published in: Journal of clinical laboratory analysis Vol. 36; no. 6; pp. e24443 - n/a
• Main Authors: Jin, Jin, Wu, Guihua, Ruan, Chengwei, Ling, Hongwei, Zheng, Xueman, Ying, Changjiang, Zhang, Ying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.06.2022; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Age; benign thyroid nodule; Blood; Blood platelets; Body mass index; Cellular biology; Disease; Goiter; Goiter, Nodular; Hemoglobin; Humans; Leukocytes (neutrophilic); Lymph nodes; Lymphatic Metastasis; Lymphatic system; Lymphocytes; Metastases; Neutrophils; Papillary thyroid carcinoma; Pathology; Patients; platelet count; platelet distribution width; Platelets; Retrospective Studies; Risk factors; Statistical analysis; Thyroglobulin; Thyroid; Thyroid cancer; Thyroid Cancer, Papillary - pathology; Thyroid Neoplasms - diagnosis; Thyroid Neoplasms - pathology; Thyroid Neoplasms - surgery; Thyroidectomy; platelet count; platelet distribution width; thyroglobulin; papillary thyroid carcinoma; benign thyroid nodule

Objectives The incidence of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has increased more rapidly than that of any other cancer type in China. Early indicators with high sensitivity and specificity during diagnosis are required. To date, there has been a paucity of studies investigating the relationship betw...