Clinical significance of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer

Clinical significance of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer

Abstract Background Precise staging is indispensable to select the appropriate treatment strategy for gastric cancer (GC); however, the diagnostic accuracy of conventional modalities needs to be improved. This study investigated the clinical significance of the preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte...

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Main Authors: Toshiyuki Kosuga, Tomoki Konishi, Takeshi Kubota, Katsutoshi Shoda, Hirotaka Konishi, Atsushi Shiozaki, Kazuma Okamoto, Hitoshi Fujiwara, Michihiro Kudou, Tomohiro Arita, Ryo Morimura, Yasutoshi Murayama, Yoshiaki Kuriu, Hisashi Ikoma, Masayoshi Nakanishi, Eigo Otsuji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Gastric cancer
Gastrectomy
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio
Lymph node metastasis
Staging
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-019-6404-8

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