Association of the preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios with lymph node metastasis and recurrence in patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma
The preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are known to be prognostic factors in several cancers. However, no previous investigation has been performed to evaluate the significance of the NLR and PLR in medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC).
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Health
2016
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5059084/ |