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http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2015.16.9.3875

May the Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio Be a Predictor in the Differentiation of Different Thyroid Disorders?  

Kocer, Derya (Clinical Biochemistry, Training and Research Hospital)
Karakukcu, Cigdem (Clinical Biochemistry, Training and Research Hospital)
Karaman, Hatice (Clinical Pathology, Training and Research Hospital)
Gokay, Ferhat (Endocrinology and Metabolism, Training and Research Hospital)
Bayram, Fahri (Endocrinology and Metabolism, Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine)
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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention / v.16, no.9, 2015 , pp. 3875-3879 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: The neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a simple index of systemic inflammatory response, and has been shown to be a prognostic indicator in some types of cancer. Inflammation has been implicated in the initiation and progression of thyroid cancer. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of NLR with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) and different benign thyroid pathologies like multinodular goiter (MNG) and lymphocytic thyroiditis (LT). Materials and Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the neutrophil, lymphocyte counts and NLR calculated from these parameters of 232 patients with histologically confirmed as multinodular goiter (group MNG) (n=70), lymphocytic thyroiditis (group LT) (n=97), LT with PTC (group LT-PTC) (n=25) and PTC (group PTC) (n=40). The optimal cut-off value for NLR was determined. Results: NLR level was significantly higher in groups LT-PTC and PTC as compared to groups MNG and LT (p<0.05). NLR of LT subgroups according to TSH levels were not different (p>0.05). When we grouped the patients as benign and malignant according to PTC presence, the optimum NLR cut-off point obtained from ROC analysis was 1.91 (sensitivity 89.0% and specificity 54.5%). Conclusions: Since NLR was significantly elevated in group LT-PTC and group PTC, NLR value may give an opinion as a potential marker in differentiation of benign and malign thyroid disorders. For this purpose a cut-off value of 1.91 for NLR may be accepted.
Keywords
Cancer; goiter; neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio; thyroid;
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