Pre-operative hypoalbuminaemia predicts poor overall survival in rectal cancer: a retrospective cohort analysis

Serum albumin is a marker of nutrition and inflammation. It has recently emerged as a predictor of outcome after surgery for rectal cancer. Our aim was to evaluate if pre-operative serum albumin would predict survival after resection for rectal cancer. 226 Patients with rectal cancer of all stages u...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMC clinical pathology 2013-04, Vol.13 (1), p.12-12, Article 12
Hauptverfasser:	Chandrasinghe, Pramodh C, Ediriweera, Dileepa S, Kumarage, Sumudu K, Deen, Kemal I
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Acquisitions & mergers Albumin Biological markers Cancer Care and treatment Colorectal cancer Confidence intervals Diagnosis Health aspects Mortality Oncology, Experimental Patient outcomes Physiological aspects Proteins Risk factors Serum albumin Surgery Survival analysis Teaching hospitals
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