Laboratory Medicine ›› 2018, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (9): 844-549.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2018.09.017

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Research progress in RDW for the diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors

YANG Dianyu, QUAN Wenqiang, SUN Zujun, LI Dong()   

  1. Department of Clinical Laboratory,Tongji Hospital,Tongji University,Shanghai 200065,China
  • Received:2017-08-09 Online:2018-09-30 Published:2018-10-13

Abstract:

Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a parameter that reflects the size variability of erythrocytes,mainly used in the diagnosis of anemia. In recent studies,RDW has been associated with cardiovascular diseases,hypertension,inflammatory bowel diseases and autoimmune diseases. In recent years,more and more studies have begun to report the diagnostic role of RDW in malignant tumors. This review focuses on the research progress of RDW in the clinical diagnosis of tumors.

Key words: Red cell distribution width, Malignant tumor, Clinical diagnosis

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