Research Article
Preoperative Peripheral Blood Count in Breast Carcinoma: Predictor of Prognosis or a Routine Test
Table 3
Red cell indices in relation to four stages of carcinoma and benign group.
| | Red cell indices parameters | Carcinoma stage | Benign group | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | MCV (mean ± SD) | 93.6 ± 8.2 | 82.8 ± 11.7 | 84.2 ± 7.5 | 85.4 ± 2.5 | 79.5 ± 8.1 | | Minimum MCV | 87.8 | 62.1 | 65.6 | 81.9 | 63.0 | | Maximum MCV | 99.4 | 100.3 | 95.0 | 89.0 | 88.9 |
| | MCH (mean ± SD) | 27.6 ± 3.11 | 26.2 ± 4.3 | 26.78 ± 2.1 | 26.0 ± 0.7 | 26.2 ± 4.2 | | Minimum MCH | 25.4 | 18.3 | 22.0 | 26.0 | 18.0 | | Maximum MCH | 29.8 | 32.5 | 30.9 | 28.1 | 30.3 |
| | MCHC (mean ± SD) | 31.1 ± 3.95 | 30.5 ± 1.8 | 32.1 ± 2.1 | 31.8 ± 1.0 | 31.8 ± 1.9 | | Minimum MCHC | 28.3 | 26 | 25.0 | 30.5 | 28.0 | | Maximum MCHC | 33.9 | 32.6 | 34.1 | 32.9 | 34.0 |
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