Elevated red blood cell distribution width predicts poor prognosis in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma

Although red blood cell distribution width (RDW) has been reported to reflect inflammation and nutritional status and to predict prognosis in several different types of cancer, little is known about how RDW might be related to oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The present study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of preoperative RDW in OSCC patients.We included 236 OSCC patients from Jinan Stomatological Hospital (Shandong, People's...