Can preoperative neutrophil:lymphocyte and platelet:lymphocyte ratios be used as predictive markers for lymph node metastasis in squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva?
Articles > Article · 2013
Authors: Ibrahim Egemen ERTAS, Kemal GUNGORDUK, Levent AKMAN, Aykut OZDEMIR, Mustafa Coşan TEREK, Ahmet Aydın ÖZSARAN, Muzaffer SANCI, Yilmaz DIKMEN
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2013, vol 171, pp 138-142
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.08.023
Summary
Objective: To determine whether the neutrophil:lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet:lymphocyte ratio (PLR) before complete surgical staging provide information on lymph node metastasis in vulvar squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).