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

Table 3

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

Variables	ALC ≥ 1.3/nL	ANC < 1.3/nL	value
Patients, (%)	171 (78.4)	47 (21.6)
Age (years), mean ± SD	58.1 ± 11.9	62.0 ± 12.9	0.053
Gender			0.863
Male	133 (77.8)	36 (76.6)
Female	38 (22.2)	11 (23.4)
Symptoms at presentation			0.992
Symptom	29 (17.0)	8 (17.0)
Asymptomatic	142 (83.0)	39 (83.0)
Hypertension			0.227
Yes	75 (43.9)	16 (34.0)
No	96 (56.1)	31 (66.0)
Diabetes mellitus			1.000
Yes	17 (9.9)	5 (10.6)
No	154 (90.1)	42 (89.4)
Tumor size (cm),; median (IQR)	3.5 (2.3–6.0)	4.0 (3.0–5.5)	0.050
T stage			0.831
T1	125 (73.1)	35 (74.5)
T2	15 (8.8)	5 (10.6)
T3	31 (18.1)	7 (14.9)
N stage			1.000
N1	5 (2.9)	2 (4.3)
N0	166 (97.1)	45 (95.7)
Fuhrman grade			0.565
1-2	120 (70.2)	35 (74.5)
3-4	51 (29.8)	12 (25.5)
pRCC type			0.551
1 type	101 (60.5)	25 (55.6)
2 type	66 (39.5)	20 (44.4)
Tumor necrosis			0.761
Yes	26 (15.2)	8 (17.0)
No	145 (84.8)	39 (83.0)