Preoperative neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and CEA is associated with poor prognosis in patients with synchronous colorectal cancer liver metastasis.

Ann Surg Treat Res · 2019 · PMC6444047 · PMID 30941323

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In our study, high CEA showed a strong trend with lower OS and DFS in univariate analysis.

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