Correlation of preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio to prognosis of young patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Chinese Journal of Cancer

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 75-80

  Guo, Zhi Xing ^a   Wei, Wei ^a   Zhong, Chong ^a   Shi, Ming ^a   Chen, Min Shan ^a   Guo, Rong Ping ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Liver neoplasm; Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio; Prognosis; Surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER RESECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NEUTROPHIL TO LYMPHOCYTE RATIO; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 79955448914     PISSN: 1000467X     EISSN: 1944446X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5732/cjc.009.10073     Document Type: Article

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