Development of a novel nomogram incorporating platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio for the prediction of lymph node involvement in prostate carcinoma.

CONCLUSION: The nomogram incorporating PLR demonstrated 94.7% sensitivity to predict LNI and avoided pelvic lymphadenectomy in half of the patients at a cut-off between 6.5% and 8.5%. A prospective study with a larger sample is needed to validate our findings.
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Source: Urologic Oncology - July 27, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Merhe A, Labban M, Hout M, Bustros G, Abou Heidar N, El-Asmar JM, Bulbul M, El Hajj A Tags: Urol Oncol Source Type: research