Results: 2

Platelet/lymphocyte ratio and mean platelet volume in patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Adv Rheumatol; 60 (), 2020
Abstract Background: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a granulomatous necrotizing vasculitis with high morbidity and mortality. Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody is a valuable diagnostic marker, however its titer lacks predictive value for the severity of organ involvement. Platelet to lymph...

Analysis of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic element in the response to neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer

INTRODUCTION: The previous radio-chemotherapy approach is highly relevant in the management of rectal cancer, collaborating on organ functional preservation, being performed prior to surgery. The inflammatory response plays an important role in this treatment. OBJECTIVE: It consists in correlating the nu...