COMPARISON OF PATIENTS WITH MALIGNANT OR BENIGN LARYNGEAL LESIONS AND
HEALTHY INDIVDUALS IN TERMS OF HEMATOLOGICAL INFLAMMATORY PARAMETERS
Abstract
Purpose: Recent studies have shown a relationship between cancer and
inflammatory response. The aim of this study is to compare NLR and PLR
values, which are inflammatory parameters, in precancerous and cancerous
lesions and to determine whether there is a parameter that can be used
in the early diagnosis of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Methods:174
patients who were benign as a result of pathology, 122 patients who were
malignant, 39 patients who were premalignant (335 patients in total) and
117 normal individuals were included in the study. Data groups were
divided into 4 groups as Benign Laryngeal Lesion(BLL), Precancerous
Laryngeal Lesion(PLL), Malignant Laryngeal Lesion(MLL) and Control
Group(CG). In addition, the PLL group was subdivided into Mild
Dysplasia(MiD), Moderate Dysplasia(MoD) and Severe dysplasia-carcinoma
in situ (SeD/CIS). NLR, PLR and other parameters were calculated.
Results: NLR and PLR values were significantly different between the
groups. (p = 0.000, p = 0.002) The mean NLR was higher in the MLL and
PLL groups, and was lower in the BLL and control groups. The mean PLR
was also higher in the MLL and PLL groups. When the groups were compared
in pairs, there was a significant difference between BLL and MLL (p =
0.001) and MLL and CG.(p = 0.006) The PLL group was subdivided into MiD,
MoD and SeD / CIS. There was a significant difference in NLR when CG and
other subgroups were compared.(p = 0.027) Significant differences were
found between CG and SeD when the groups were compared in pairs.(p =
0.007) There was no significant difference between the groups in terms
of PLR and dysplasia.(P = 0.516) Conclusion: As revealed in this study,
these rates were low in the CG and BLL groups and high in the MLL group,
so they could be used as markers to differentiate malignant lesions.