The pre-operative neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio predicts overall and disease-free survival following cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in patients with pseudomxyoma peritonei of appendiceal origin.
Karan RangarajanKandiah ChandrakumaranSanjeev DayalFaheez MohamedBrendan J MoranThomas D CecilPublished in: International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group (2017)
The pre-operative NLR is cost effective and has equivalent prognostic value to pre-operative tumour markers for patients with PMP treated with CRS and HIPEC. The NLR is a reliable tool that may have a role in predicting outcomes following CRS and HIPEC for patients with PMP of appendiceal origin.