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Table 1 Correlations between the mean platelet volume (MPV) and patients’ clinicopathological characteristics

From: Decreased mean platelet volume predicts poor prognosis in patients with pancreatic cancer

 

MPVHigh (n = 40) n (%)

MPVLow (n = 51) n (%)

P value

Age

   

 < 75 Years

21 (52.5%)

32 (62.7%)

0.39

 ≥ 75 Years

19 (47.5%)

19 (37.3%)

 

Sex

   

 Male

22 (55.5%)

35 (68.6%)

0.20

 Female

18 (44.5%)

16 (31.4%)

 

Anti-platelet therapy

   

 Absent

35 (87.5%)

43 (84.3%)

0.77

 Present

5 (12.5%)

8 (15.7%)

 

Tumor size

   

 Small (< 3 cm)

24 (60.0%)

31 (60.8%)

0.94

 Large (≥ 3 cm)

16 (40.0%)

20 (39.2%)

 

Tumor location

   

 Head

24 (60.0%)

32 (62.7%)

0.90

 Body/Tail

16 (40.0%)

19 (37.3%)

 

Histologya

   

 wel

23 (57.5%)

24 (47.1%)

0.40

 Mod / por / muc/ anaplastic

17 (42.5%)

27 (52.9%)

 

T categoryb

   

 T1/T2

3 (7.5%)

4 (7.8%)

0.95

 T3

37 (92.5%)

47 (92.2%)

 

Lymph node metastasis

   

 Absent

20 (50.0%)

17 (33.3%)

0.13

 Present

20 (50.0%)

34 (66.7%)

 

Lymphatic invasionc

   

 ly 0/1

30 (75.0%)

23 (45.1%)

0.005

 ly 2/3

10 (25.0%)

28 (54.9%)

 

Vascular invasiond

   

 v 0/1

14 (35.0%)

32 (62.7%)

0.011

 v 2/3

26 (65.0%)

19 (37.3%)

 

Intrapancreatic nerve invasione

   

 ne 0/1

10 (25.0%)

11 (21.6%)

0.80

 ne 2/3

30 (75.0%)

40 (78.4%)

 

Surgical procedure

   

 PD

24 (60.0%)

34 (66.7%)

0.52

 DP/TP

16 (40.0%)

17 (33.3%)

 

Residual tumor

   

 R0

36 (90.0%)

47 (92.2%)

0.73

 R1

4 (10.0%)

4 (7.8%)

 

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy

   

 Absent

35 (87.5%)

43 (84.3%)

0.77

 Present

5 (12.5%)

8 (15.7%)

 

Adjuvant chemotherapy

   

 Absent

18 (45.0%)

21 (41.2%)

0.83

 Present

22 (55.0%)

30 (58.8%)

 
  1. PD pancreatoduodenectomy, DP distal pancreatectomy, TP total pancreatectomy, R0 no residual tumor, R1 microscopic residual tumor
  2. aHistology: wel, well differentiated type; mod, moderately differentiated type; por, tpoorly differentiated type; muc, mucinous carcinoma; anaplastic, anaplastic carcinoma
  3. bT category: T1, tumor limited to the pancreas, ≤ 20 mm in the greatest dimension; T2, tumor limited to the pancreas, > 20 mm in greatest dimension; T3, tumor extends beyond the pancreas, but without involvement of the celiac artery or superior mesenteric artery
  4. cly 0–3: grade of lymphatic invasion
  5. dv 0–3: grade of venous invasion
  6. ene 0–3: grade of perineural invasion