[Pubmed] Prognostic significance of preoperative creatine kinase in resected thymic epithelial tumors
Posté : 15 août 2024 12:00
J Thorac Dis. 2024 Jul 30;16(7):4186-4194. doi: 10.21037/jtd-23-1797. Epub 2024 Jul 18.
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The preoperative serum creatine kinase (CK) concentration is a prognostic factor for malignant diseases. We investigated the significance of CK in surgically resected thymic epithelial tumors and the relationship between CK and clinicopathological factors.
METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated the relationship between preoperative CK levels and prognosis in 120 patients with thymic epithelial tumors who underwent surgical resection at two centers. The cutoff for CK was determined by the standard value in our institution (
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3914431 ... t9+e462414