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SUBMITTER: Sasaki M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6774735 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sasaki Masaru M Miyoshi Norikatsu N Fujino Shiki S Ishikawa Satoshi S Saso Kazuhiro K Takahashi Hidekazu H Haraguchi Naotsugu N Hata Taishi T Matsuda Chu C Mizushima Tsunekazu T Doki Yuichiro Y Mori Masaki M
Journal of the anus, rectum and colon 20190730 3
<h4>Objectives</h4>It has been reported that there is an association between the nutritional condition and the prognosis of cancer. Here, we evaluated the relation between the prognostic nutritional index (PNI) and colorectal cancer (CRC).<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 184 patients with CRC who underwent curative surgery from October 2011 to December 2012 at the Osaka University Hospital were investigated. According to the median PNI value of our data set, patients were classified into a high-PNI (≥ ...[more]