title: Accurate use of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in predicting prognosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma: reply.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China, blang@hkucc.hku.hk.
authors.forename: Brian Hung-Hin
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000097:blood* / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000097:blood*; D009504:Neutrophils; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology*