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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Aug 15, 2016; 8(8): 623-628
Published online Aug 15, 2016. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v8.i8.623
Published online Aug 15, 2016. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v8.i8.623
Table 4 Analysis of association between neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio and previously described predictors of poor prognosis
| n = 302 | NLR < 4 | NLR ≥ 4 | P value |
| n | 195 | 107 | |
| Lymph node positivity | 72/195 (36.9%) | 50/107 (46.7%) | 0.085 |
| Lymph node ratio > 0.25 | 13/72 (18%) | 17/50 (34%) | 0.044 |
- Citation: Kennelly RP, Murphy B, Larkin JO, Mehigan BJ, McCormick PH. Activated systemic inflammatory response at diagnosis reduces lymph node count in colonic carcinoma. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2016; 8(8): 623-628
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v8/i8/623.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v8.i8.623