Abstract
A study of blood and plasma viscosities and of aggregation of red cells in 125 patients with malignant melanoma indicated that patients who died subsequently of metastasis showed a significant elevation of plasma viscosity and of aggregation of red cells. Plots of plasma viscosity or of aggregation of red cells against the time interval between test and subsequent death showed significant and negative correlations. Plots of plasma viscosity against globulin level, and plots of aggregation of red cells against albumin/fibrinogen ratio, showed significant differences between slopes of linear regressions for the survivors and for the deceased group.
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