approached significancep=0.085
Within the cancer group, those with pathological Gleason score of ≥7 demonstrated lower preoperative ATIII activity than did the other patients, but the difference only approached significance (p=0.085) ( Table 2 ).
Within the cancer group, those with pathological Gleason score of ≥7 demonstrated lower preoperative ATIII activity than did the other patients, but the difference only approached significance (p=0.085) ( Table 2 ).
Meanwhile, Langer et al reported that the plasma D-dimer level was significantly higher in patients with less differentiated prostate cancers and also showed a trend of being higher in those with locally advanced disease [ 14 ].