Preoperative Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Neutrophilia Are Independent Predictors of Recurrence in Patients with Localized Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma

Objective. To evaluate the role of preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and absolute neutrophil count (ANC) in patients’ prognosis with localized papillary renal cell carcinoma (pRCC). Methods. Data from 218 localized pRCC patients (T1-3 N0/+ M0), operated between 1991 and 2011 at two c...

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Main Authors: Jiwei Huang, Douglas M. Dahl, Liang Dong, Qiang Liu, Kristine Cornejo, Qi Wang, Shulin Wu, Adam S. Feldman, Yiran Huang, Wei Xue, Chin-Lee Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/891045