TY - JOUR AU - Li, Mingxuan AU - Bai, Jiwei AU - Wang, Shuai AU - Zhai, Yixuan AU - Zhang, Shuheng AU - Li, Chuzhong AU - Du, Jiang AU - Zhang, Yazhuo PY - 2020 DA - 2020/10/12 TI - Mean platelet volume and platelet distribution width serve as prognostic biomarkers in skull base chordoma: a retrospective study JO - BMC Cancer SP - 988 VL - 20 IS - 1 AB - Increasing studies have demonstrated that activated platelets play an essential role in tumour progression. However, the level and prognostic role of platelet indices in chordoma patients remain unclear. The aim of the current study was to characterize the prognostic performance of platelet count (PLT), mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet distribution width (PDW) in skull base chordoma patients. SN - 1471-2407 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-020-07497-7 DO - 10.1186/s12885-020-07497-7 ID - Li2020 ER -