Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between mannose-binding lectin-associated serine protease-2 as an immune system parameter and neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as an inflammatory parameter to predict cervical cancer metastasis.
Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study included 70 patients diagnosed with cervical cancer between January 2022 and February 2023 at Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital, Hasanuddin University Hospital, and Ibnu Sina Hospital, Makassar, Indonesia.
Cervical cancer mostly caused by Human Papilloma Virus. Staging and therapy have been extensively studied, and highly correlated with the cellular development of oncogenesis. Mutation was caused by E6 and E7 oncoprotein, also inactivation of 2 tumor suppressor factors (pRB and p53).
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