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Aim: the purpose of this study is to determine the prognostic value of the preoperative Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in patients who underwent curative surgical treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Materials and Methods: Patients who underwent curative resection for HCC between 2004 and 2015 were included in the study. Patients were divided into two groups based on the cut-off value: Group 1 (NLR low) and Group 2 (NLR elevated). Demographics and clinical characteristics, tumor characteristics, and mean survival of patients were compared between the groups.Results: 41 patients were included in our study and Group 1 (NLR low) consisted of (n:11) patients; Group 2 (NLR elevated) consisted of (n:30) patients based on a cut-off value of 2.43. The number of males was higher in both groups (90.9% vs 90%, p:0.712). The Child-Plug class A was the most common one in both groups (81.8%vs76.7%, p:0.680). HBV infection was the most common etiological cause (81.8% vs 53.3%, p:0.344). Lesions were predominantly located in the right lobe (63.6% vs 66.7%, p:0.568). The total tumor diameter was similar (6.56 cm vs 8.69 cm, p:0.258). In the multivariate analysis for survival, tumor diameter greater than 5 cm (HR 1.412 95% - Cl0.345-5.780, p:0.018) and NLR higher than 2.43 (HR 0.100 95% -Cl 0.011-0.882, p:0.038) were independent risk factors. Overall survival time was found to be lower in Group 2 compared to Group 1 (171 vs 106 months p:0.033). Disease-free survival rates were similar in the groups (37 vs 43 months, p:0.485).Conclusion: Although the elevated NLR level was found to be a risk factor for decreased overall survival in our study, this was not related to clinicopathological variables. Downloads Download data is not yet available. Article Details How to Cite Gokhan Saritas, A., Ulku, A., Topal, U., Dalci, K., Cem Eray, I., & Tolga Akcam, A. (2021). Prognostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients undergoing curative surgical resection for hepatocellular carcinoma . Annals of Medical Research, 27(11), 2926–2932. Retrieved from https://annalsmedres.org/index.php/aomr/article/view/1050 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Volume 27 Issue 11 (2020): November Section Original Articles CC Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0

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