Abstract:
Objective To investigate the relationship between Creactive protein (CRP)/albumin ratio (CAR) and lymph node metastasis of gastric cancer.
Methods A total of 96 cases of gastric cancer were included in the study. The clinical pathological stage and lymph node detection in patients with gastric cancer were analyzed, with the preoperative CAR as the dependent variable.
Results 1) The patients with preoperative CAR > 0.04 has higher transfer rate and metastasis than the patients with preoperative CAR≤0.04, and the difference was significant (P < 0.05). The lymph node stage of patients with preoperative CAR > 0.04 was significantly higher than that of the patients with preoperative CAR≤0.04, and the difference was significant (P < 0.05). 2) The mean CAR of patients with Borrmann types Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ, and Ⅳ gradually increased; with the progression of the pathological stage of gastric cancer, the mean value of CAR increased. 3) During the operation, the total number of lymph node dissections was high and the mean value of CAR before the operation was high.
Conclusion The correlation between preoperative CAR and lymph node metastasis in patients with gastric cancer may reflect the degree of lymph node metastasis to a certain extent.