Open AccessPreoperative platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio is a predictor of prognosis in patients with ampullary carcinoma
Author(s) -
Nebi̇ Serkan Demi̇rci,
Nezıh Özdemır,
Gökmen Umut Erdem,
Yakup Bozkaya,
O. Yazıcı,
Nurullah Zengi̇n
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
bratislavské lekárske listy/bratislava medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1336-0345
pISSN - 0006-9248
DOI - 10.4149/bll_2018_033
Subject(s) - ampulla of vater , medicine , pancreaticoduodenectomy , hazard ratio , lymphovascular invasion , gastroenterology , stage (stratigraphy) , confidence interval , clinical significance , carcinoma , pathological , cancer , pancreas , metastasis , paleontology , biology
To emphasize the significance of the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in estimating the postoperative prognosis or survival measures in patients with carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater.