Presurgical platelet-lymphocyte ratio for prognosis in advanced hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma in individuals undergoing radical resection.

Elevated PLR has associations with increased risk of recurrence and reduced survival in advanced HSCC cases undergoing radical resection. High presurgical PLR may independently predict RFS. Therefore, further multi-institutional prospective studies are needed to better characterize the role of pre-operative blood PLR as prognostic factors in HSCC.