Eman M. Abdel Rahman, Fatma M. EL-Senosy, Ayman Alsebaey and Shiamaa A. Hussien. Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio as Predictive Marker of Recurrence of HCC after Radiofrequency Ablation.
. 2019; 7(1):1-8. doi: 10.12691/AJCMR-7-1-1
hepatocellular carcinoma, Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio
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