Significance of the prognostic nutritional index in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Ji-Feng Feng, Qi-Xun Chen Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Key Laboratory Diagnosis and Treatment Technology on Thoracic Oncology, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China Background: The prognostic nutritional index (PNI) is related to the prognosis in many cancers; h...

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Main Authors: Feng JF, Chen QX
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2013-12-01
Series:Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/significance-of-the-prognostic-nutritional-index-in-patients-with-esop-a15288