Pretreatment assessment of hematologic and inflammatory markers in adenoid cystic carcinoma: neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio is associated with multiple recurrences

Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a rare entity of salivary gland cancer. Inflammatory and hematologic markers and their prognostic and predictive value have been intensively studied in several cancer entities. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of such markers in patients with ACC.

Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - October 30, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Faris F. Brkic, Lorenz Kadletz, Bernhard Jank, Julia Cede, Rudolf Seemann, Sven Schneider, Georg Haymerle, Thomas Parzefall, Lukas Kenner, Gregor Heiduschka Tags: Oral and Maxillofacial SurgerySe Source Type: research