Does preoperative platelet count and thrombocytosis play a prognostic role in patients undergoing nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma?: Results of a comprehensive retrospective series

To evaluate the still controversially discussed prognostic role of preoperative platelet level (PPL) and thrombocytosis (TC) in patients who undergo surgery for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) based on the largest patient series reported to date.

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Main Authors:	Brookman‐May, Sabine D. (Author) , May, Matthias (Author) , Ficarra, Vincenzo (Author) , Kainz, Manuela Christine (Author) , Kampel-Kettner, Karin (Author) , Kohlschreiber, Stephanie (Author) , Wenzl, Valentina (Author) , Schneider, Meike (Author) , Burger, Maximilian (Author) , Wieland, Wolf F. (Author) , Otto, Wolfgang (Author) , Tilki, Derya (Author) , Gilfrich, Christian (Author) , Hohenfellner, Markus (Author) , Pahernik, Sascha (Author) , Chromecki, Thomas F. (Author) , Stief, Christian (Author) , Zigeuner, Richard (Author)
Format:	Article (Journal)
Language:	English
Published:	2013
In:	World journal of urology Year: 2012, Volume: 31, Issue: 5, Pages: 1309-1316
ISSN:	1433-8726
DOI:	10.1007/s00345-012-0931-0
Online Access:	Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-012-0931-0
Author Notes:	Sabine Brookman-May, Matthias May, Vincenzo Ficarra, Manuela Christine Kainz, Karin Kampel-Kettner, Stephanie Kohlschreiber, Valentina Wenzl, Meike Schneider, Maximilian Burger, Wolf F. Wieland, Wolfgang Otto, Derya Tilki, Christian Gilfrich, Markus Hohenfellner, Sascha Pahernik, Thomas F. Chromecki, Christian Stief, Richard Zigeuner, Members of the CORONA (Collaborative Research On Renal Neoplasms Association) Project