The platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio is a complementary prognostic factor to tumor markers in predicting early recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy.
Kiyotaka HosodaKentaro UmemuraAkira ShimizuKoji KubotaTsuyoshi NotakeNoriyuki KitagawaHiroki SakaiHikaru HayashiKoya YasukawaYuji SoejimaPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2023)
The PLR is useful and complementary to tumor markers for predicting ER after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma.