Changes in natural killer cell activity after surgery and predictors of its recovery-failure.

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2021)

NKA rapidly decreased after curative surgery for biliopancreatic cancer and recovered to normal levels about 5 weeks later. Clinicians should be aware and cautious that patients with low NKA at admission may fail to recover NKA postoperatively.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
single cell
emergency department
squamous cell
cell therapy
palliative care
rectal cancer
surgical site infection
lymph node metastasis
stem cells
gestational age
prognostic factors
percutaneous coronary intervention
childhood cancer
young adults