Clinical significance of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer.
Toshiyuki KosugaTomoki KonishiTakeshi KubotaKatsutoshi ShodaHirotaka KonishiAtsushi ShiozakiKazuma OkamotoHitoshi FujiwaraMichihiro KudouTomohiro AritaRyo MorimuraYasutoshi MurayamaYoshiaki KuriuHisashi IkomaMasayoshi NakanishiEigo OtsujiPublished in: BMC cancer (2019)
The preoperative NLR may be a useful complementary diagnostic tool for predicting pN+ in advanced GC because of its higher sensitivity and NPV than conventional modalities.