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Letter to the Editor
Volume 4, Number 6, December 2013, pages 262-263
The Role of Pretreatment Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio in the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer: Predicting Lymph Node Metastasis
Table
| Variable | NLR* | P value | PLR* | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLR: neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio; PLR: platelet/lymphocyte ratio. Group 1, breast cancer patients; Group 2, benign breast tumor. n: number of cases; *: the mean ± standard deviation. | ||||
| Groups | ||||
| Group 1 (n = 60) | 2.53 ± 1.3 | 0.045 | 148.5 ± 56 | 0.408 |
| Group 2 (n = 35) | 2.08 ± 0.7 | 138.4 ± 55 | ||
| Lymph node metastasis | ||||
| Yes (n = 34) | 2.87 ± 1.5 | 0.017 | 156.5 ± 56 | 0.076 |
| No (n = 26) | 2.08 ± 0.8 | 138.4 ± 55 | ||