Preoperative Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Neutrophilia Are Independent Predictors of Recurrence in Patients with Localized Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma

Table 2

Clinical and pathological characteristics of 218 pRCC patients stratified according to ANC.

Variables	ANC ≥ 5.3/nL	ANC < 5.3/nL	value
Patients, (%)	113 (51.8)	105 (48.2)
Age (years), mean ± SD	59.3 ± 12.2	58.5 ± 12.3	0.614
Gender			0.038
Male	94 (83.2)	75 (71.4)
Female	19 (16.8)	30 (28.6)
Symptoms at presentation			0.131
Symptom	15 (13.3)	22 (21.0)
Asymptomatic	98 (86.7)	83 (79.0)
Hypertension			0.090
Yes	41 (36.3)	50 (47.6)
No	72 (63.7)	55 (52.4)
Diabetes mellitus			0.279
Yes	9 (8.0)	13 (12.4)
No	104 (92.0)	92 (87.6)
Tumor size (cm),; median (IQR)	4.0 (2.5–6.6)	3.5 (2.5–4.8)	0.044
T stage			0.130
T1	77 (68.1)	83 (79.0)
T2	14 (12.4)	6 (5.7)
T3	22 (19.5)	16 (15.3)
N stage			0.150
N1	6 (5.3)	1 (1.0)
N0	107 (94.7)	104 (99.0)
Fuhrman grade			0.918
1-2	80 (70.8)	75 (71.4)
3-4	33 (29.2)	30 (28.6)
pRCC type			0.119
1 type	61 (54.5)	65 (65.0)
2 type	51 (45.5)	35 (35.0)
Tumor necrosis			0.888
Yes	18 (15.9)	16 (15.2)
No	95 (84.1)	89 (84.8)