Discussion
inflammation, cancer
POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS, INFLAMMATION, CANCER, PANCREATIC CANCER, TUMOR ANGIOGENESIS
Surgical resection is the mainly possible cure for pancreatic cancer; however, surgery itself induces intense stress response to cause immunosuppression and excessive pro-inflammatory responses, which could promote tumor angiogenesis and increase postoperative complications [As an inflammatory indicator, NLR indicates the balance between innate and adaptive immune responses and it is an excellent indicator of inflammation and stress together. Neutrophils are a part of the innate immune response, which can exert several pro-tumor activities in cancer and promote progression through different mechanisms [