… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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…

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… , 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 …

… 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 …