[Serum cellular inflammatory markers in the diagnosis of prostate cancer.].

Unlabelled: Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most frequent neoplasms in the masculine sex, which has multiple etiological factors, inflammation is one of them.

Objective: To determine the role of different inflammatory markers in the diagnosis of PCa in first prostatic biopsies.

Methods: This is a prospective study evaluating neutrophil/ lymphocyte (NLR), neutrophil/monocyte (NMR) and platelet/lymphocyte (PLR) ratios of 78 patients with suspected PCa due to PSA alteration and/or abnormal digital rectal examination, and its correlation with twelve-cylinder biopsy result.