Single and combined use of red cell distribution width, mean platelet volume, and cancer antigen 125 for differential diagnosis of ovarian cancer and benign ovarian tumors

• Main Authors: Yuan-yuan Qin (Author), Yang-yang Wu (Author), Xiao-ying Xian (Author), Jin-qiu Qin (Author), Zhan-feng Lai (Author), Lin Liao (Author), Fa-quan Lin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cancer is widely believed to result from chronic inflammation, and red cell distribution width (RDW) and mean platelet volume (MPV) are considered as inflammatory markers for cancer. We investigated the values of RDW, MPV, and cancer antigen 125 (CA125), alone or in combination,...