The Role of Procalcitonin as a Prognostic Variable in Ovarian Cancer Patients at Dr. Soetomo General Hospital Surabaya

• Main Authors: Irma Savitri, -, Brahmana Askandar, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English; English
• Published: Dharmais Cancer Hospital - National Cancer Center 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RG Gynecology and obstetrics
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/116660/1/C13-Bukti%20Korespondensi.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/116660/2/Artikel%20C13.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/116660/3/Peer%20Review%2013.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/116660/4/Similarity%2013.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/116660/; https://indonesianjournalofcancer.or.id/e-journal/index.php/ijoc/article/view/757/0; http://dx.doi.org/10.33371/ijoc.v15i3.718
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Background: Procalcitonin (PCT) is a pro-hormone calcitonin that is strongly associated with bacterial infections, especially bacteremia. High serum PCT levels have been correlated with Lung cancer, colorectal cancer, thyroid cancer, and tumors of neuroendocrine. Studies on the role of PCT in ovaria...