Preoperative C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio predicts long-term outcomes in extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma patients.

Koya YasukawaAkira ShimizuHiroaki MotoyamaKoji KubotaTsuyoshi NotakeKentaro FukushimaTomohiko IkeharaHikaru HayashiAkira KobayashiYuji Soejima

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2020)

Preoperative CAR is the most accurate prognostic factor for OS and DFS in extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma patients and is independent of lymph node metastasis.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
lymph node metastasis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
patients undergoing
squamous cell carcinoma