Clinical significance of the preoperative main pancreatic duct dilation and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) of the head after curative resection

Abstract

Despite the retrospective nature and small sample size of the present study, the results suggest that preoperative PD-NLR score can serve as an independent prognostic marker of early survival in patients with PNETs of the head undergoing curative resection. Further large prospective studies are necessary to validate our findings.