Assessment of the prognostic role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio following complete resection of thymoma

Assessment of the prognostic role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio following complete resection of thymoma

Abstract Background The introduction of the new TNM staging system for thymic epithelial malignancies produced a significant increase in the proportion of patients with stage I disease. The identification of new prognostic factors could help to select patients for adjuvant therapies based on their r...

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Main Authors: Piergiorgio Muriana, Angelo Carretta, Paola Ciriaco, Alessandro Bandiera, Giampiero Negri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio
Thymoma
Surgery
Prognostic markers
TNM staging
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-018-0805-7

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