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. 2011 Mar-Apr;17(2):134–137. doi: 10.4103/1319-3767.77245

Table 2.

Platelet count and TNM classification in esophageal carcinoma

Variable N (%) Platelet count (×109/L) P value
Depth of penetration 0.474
 T1 and T2 70 (22) 239±63
 T3 and T4 246 (78) 246±77
Lymph nodes metastasis 0.356
 Positive 152 (45) 251±83
 Negative 187 (55) 243±72
Distant metastasis 0.756
 Present 16 (5) 253±106
 Absent 306 (95) 245±75