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Table 3 Surgical factor and recurrence grouped by NLR and PNI status

From: Preoperative neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio and prognostic nutritional index predict survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Cases

NLR

PNI

 

<2.5

≥2.5

P value

<50

≥50

P value

Type of resection

 Segmentectomy

33

17

0.997

20

30

0.959

 Lobectomy

186

98

 

135

196

 

Surgical Approach

 VATS

142

64

0.044

74

132

0.005

 Thoracotomy

77

51

 

62

66

 

Recurrence

 Negative

173

77

0.016

90

160

0.003

 Positive

46

38

 

46

38

 

First recurrence site

 Local

15

12

0.154

11

16

0.193

 Distant

24

19

 

27

16

 

 Both

7

7

 

8

6

 
  1. NLR neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, PNI prognostic nutritional index, VATS video-assisted thoracic surgery
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology

ISSN: 1477-7819

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