… number of metastatic lymph nodes and the ratio of metastatic nodes to total number of examined
lymph nodes (lymph … was to evaluate the number of metastatic lymph nodes and LNR as …

… regarding the prognostic significance of the number of metastatic lymph nodes: (1) the … to
the number of metastatic lymph nodes instead of the anatomic extent of lymph node metastases …

… a patient who has one lymph node removed and it … number of lymph nodes removed and
perform the ratio there to figure that out, and even try to define it as a minimum number of nodes …

… Therefore, the number of LNs … number of metastatic LNs different from the numbers reported
from other studies, which have reported that six or ten metastatic LNs were cut-off numbers …

… emphasized both the number of lymph node metastases (LNMs) and the lymph node (LN) …
without any subdivision, irrespective of the number of involved and examined LNs. Moreover…

… to compare numbers of resected lymph nodes between groups. The correlation between
the numbers of metastatic lymph nodes and metastatic perigastric lymph nodes was assessed …

… In this study, we found that the number of metastatic lymph nodes was correlated with the
depth of cancer invasion, and gross appearance, size, and location of tumor. These four factors …

… based on the number and level of PLNs and additional factors. The number of PLNs was …
Level I (pericolic lymph node metastasis) or Level II (lymph node metastasis along the major …

… signiŪcant differences in the number of metastatic lymph nodes and survival in … lymph nodes
and those with fewer than 15 nodes. In analysis restricted to patients with 15 or more nodes, …

… ; the number of metastatic lymph nodes showed to be an important prognostic factor. This
study aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of the number of metastatic lymph nodes in …