Open AccessSynchronous splenectomy and hepatectomy for patients with small hepatocellular carcinoma and pathological spleen: neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio changes can predict the prognosis
Author(s) -
Xiaoyun Zhang,
Chuan Li,
Tianfu Wen,
Wei Peng,
Lü-Nan Yan,
Bo Li,
Jiayin Yang,
Wentao Wang,
Meiqing Xu,
Yong Zeng
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
oncotarget
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.373
H-Index - 127
ISSN - 1949-2553
DOI - 10.18632/oncotarget.17758
Subject(s) - splenectomy , medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio , pathological , spleen , hepatectomy , lymphocyte , gastroenterology , immunology , pathology , oncology , surgery , resection
Treatments about small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and hypersplenism associated with good hepatic reserve are not well established. The aim of this study was to investigate the outcome of synchronous hepatectomy and splenectomy for those patients.