Preoperative Platelet Count and Survival Prognosis in Resected Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

Abstract

There is no evidence to support preoperative platelet count as either an adverse or favorable prognostic factor in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Use of 5-year actual survival data confirms that lymph node metastases, positive margins, vascular invasion, and CA 19-9 are predictors of poor survival in resected pancreatic cancer.