The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 4 , Pages 466-472, April 2009

Preoperative platelet-lymphocyte ratio is an independent significant prognostic marker in resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

  • Richard A. Smith, M.R.C.S.

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    • Division of Surgery and Oncology, School of Cancer Studies, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, 5th Floor UCD Building, Daulby St., Liverpool, L69 3GA, UK
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  • Lorraine Bosonnet, P.G.Dip.

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    • Division of Surgery and Oncology, School of Cancer Studies, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, 5th Floor UCD Building, Daulby St., Liverpool, L69 3GA, UK
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  • Michael Raraty, F.R.C.S.

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    • Division of Surgery and Oncology, School of Cancer Studies, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, 5th Floor UCD Building, Daulby St., Liverpool, L69 3GA, UK
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  • Robert Sutton, F.R.C.S.

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    • Division of Surgery and Oncology, School of Cancer Studies, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, 5th Floor UCD Building, Daulby St., Liverpool, L69 3GA, UK
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  • John P. Neoptolemos, F.R.C.S.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgery and Oncology, School of Cancer Studies, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, 5th Floor UCD Building, Daulby St., Liverpool, L69 3GA, UK
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  • Fiona Campbell, F.R.C.Path.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, School of Cancer Studies, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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  • Paula Ghaneh, F.R.C.S.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgery and Oncology, School of Cancer Studies, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, 5th Floor UCD Building, Daulby St., Liverpool, L69 3GA, UK

Received 10 October 2007; received in revised form 6 December 2007 published online 22 July 2008.

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PII: S0002-9610(08)00344-9

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.12.057

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 4 , Pages 466-472, April 2009

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