Open AccessPerioperative change in lymphocyte count and prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Author(s) -
Qian Song,
Junzhou Wu,
Sheng Wang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2019.06.02
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , esophageal squamous cell carcinoma , univariate analysis , multivariate analysis , gastroenterology , lymphocyte , carcinoma , oncology , surgery
Preoperative lymphocyte count (pre-LC) predicts the relapse and survival in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), the clinical application of postoperative lymphocyte count (post-LC) change (LCc) remains unclear.