The lymph node ratio as prognostic factor in node-positive breast cancer

M Voordeckers, V Vinh-Hung, J Van de Steene… - Radiotherapy and …, 2004 - Elsevier
… Our study thus confirms the prognostic role of the lymph node ratio. The present results
suggest that the conventional cutoff of more than 3 nodes involved to define patients who might …

The number of analyzed lymph nodes–a prognostic factor in colorectal cancer

D Edler, K Öhrling, M Hallström, M Karlberg… - Acta …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
… of lymph nodes was a prognostic factor in stage II colorectal cancer but the prognostic value
did … with 1–3 lymph node metastases we found a prognostic value in the number of analyzed …

Metastatic lymph node ratio as a prognostic factor in gastric cancer

JMR Santiago, E Munoz, M Marti, S Quintana… - European Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
… predictive criteria from lymph node involvement we … lymph node (not pN stages) with other
prognostic factors by Cox's regression against the same model with the metastatic lymph node

Number of metastatic lymph nodes, but not lymph node ratio, is an independent prognostic factor after resection of pancreatic carcinoma

Y Murakami, K Uemura, T Sudo, Y Hayashidani… - Journal of the American …, 2010 - Elsevier
lymph nodes and LNR as prognostic factors after resection of pancreatic carcinoma by
assessing patients treated at a single institution, with univariate and multivariate survival analyses…

The significance of lymph node status as a prognostic factor for esophageal cancer

Y Akutsu, H Matsubara - Surgery today, 2011 - Springer
lymph node (LN) status to be the most significant risk factor in esophageal cancer. This article
reviews the current status of LNs as indicators of prognosis… predicted the prognosis of both …

Lymph node ratio as a novel and simple prognostic factor in advanced gastric cancer

K Yamashita, K Hosoda, A Ema, M Watanabe - European Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
prognostic factors, representing tumor (T)/lymph node metastasis (N)/distant metastasis (M)
in gastric cancer. Lymph node … reported to be of prognostic relevance in advanced gastric …

Prognostic factors for the survival of patients with esophageal carcinoma in the US: the importance of tumor length and lymph node status

MA Eloubeidi, R Desmond, MR Arguedas, CE Reed… - Cancer, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
… In conclusion, in addition to the well-described factors that have an impact on the survival of
… of lymph nodes, and the ratio of positive lymph nodes are important prognostic factors for the …

Lymph node metastasis as a significant prognostic factor in gastric cancer: a multiple logistic regression analysis

T Yokota, S Ishiyama, T Saito, S Teshima… - Scandinavian journal …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
… cancer, lymphatic spread is reported to be one of the most relevant prognostic factors for gastric
… The purpose of this study was to determine the factors affecting lymph node involvement …

The lymph node ratio is the strongest prognostic factor after resection of pancreatic cancer

H Riediger, T Keck, U Wellner, A Zur Hausen… - Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
… , lymph node (LN) status, or tumor grading have been identified. However, only few data
have been published regarding the prognostic … , evaluated potential prognostic factors in 182 …

The ratio of metastatic to examined lymph nodes is a powerful independent prognostic factor in rectal cancer

F Peschaud, S Benoist, C Julié, A Beauchet… - Annals of …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
prognostic factor for both overall and disease-free survival in patients with resected rectal
cancer. Importantly, this factor … determinant of prognosis is lymph node involvement and the …