ALB and neoplasm: As the results showed in the baseline level of patients, aside from the preoperative albumin levels among the groups having a significant difference (P = 0.001, Group 1 = 42.3g L−1, Group 2 = 40.6 g L−1, Group 3 = 44.2 g L−1), there was no significant difference in the general situation of the patients, such as age, gender, pathological type, tumor location, tumor staging and the indexes reflecting the immune condition of nutrition.