Baseline neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and red blood cell distribution width (RDW) correlate with advanced stages in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

Cosimo Di RaimondoRaffaele Dante Caposiena CaroDiana SpalloneDionisio SilvaggioPaolo LombardoEster Del DucaElena CampioneGiulia SpalloneLuca Bianchi

Published in: International journal of dermatology (2021)

Therefore, our analysis demonstrated how both NLR and RDW represent cheap and easily available factors that could be used as markers for advanced cSCC. They could help to identify patients with advanced stages disease that requires a strict follow-up.

Keyphrases

red blood cell
squamous cell carcinoma
peripheral blood
lymph node metastasis
radiation therapy
rectal cancer