COLORECTAL DISEASE, vol.10, no.3, pp.238-241, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)
Objective Plasma D-dimer levels have been shown to be increased in patients with various solid tumours including lung, prostate, cervical, ovarian, breast and colon cancer. The purpose of this prospective study was to estimate the plasma D-dimer level of patients with colorectal cancer before surgery and to assess whether it has a prognostic value.