The Platelet-Albumin (PAL) score provides prognostic information for a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), especially in the perioperative period.
Patient selection: hepatocellular carcinoma
Parameters:
(1) serum albumin in g/dL
(2) platelet count in 10^4 per microliter (10^3/10)
Parameter
Points
serum albumin
-0.777 * (albumin)
platelet count
-(0.575* LOG10(count))
PAL =
= SUM(points for all of the parameters)
PAL
Grade
<= -3.77
1
-3.76 to -3.04
2
> -3.04
3
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