Ratio and log odds of positive lymph nodes in breast cancer patients with mastectomy

LJ Chen, KP Chung, YJ Chang, YJ Chang - Surgical oncology, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose This study aimed to investigate the predictive role of lymph nodes (LNs) and assess
the prognostic significance of the ratio of positive LNs (LNR) and log odds of positive LNs …

Log odds of positive lymph nodes: a novel prognostic indicator superior to the number‐based and the ratio‐based N category for gastric cancer patients with R0 …

Z Sun, Y Xu, DM Li, ZN Wang, GL Zhu… - … Journal of the …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Log odds of positive lymph nodes (LODDS) is defined as the log of the ratio
between the probability of being a positive lymph nodes and the probability of being a …

Prognostic performance of different lymph node staging systems after curative intent resection for gastric adenocarcinoma

G Spolverato, A Ejaz, Y Kim, MH Squires… - Annals of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To compare the prognostic performance of American Joint Committee on
Cancer/International Union Against Cancer seventh N stage relative to lymph node ratio …

Construction and validation of a nomogram based on the log odds of positive lymph nodes to predict the prognosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma after surgery

J Tang, S Jiang, L Gao, X Xi, R Zhao, X Lai… - Annals of Surgical …, 2021 - Springer
Background This study aimed to explore the prognostic impact that the log odds of positive
lymph nodes (LODDS) has on medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) and to develop a nomogram …

Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: number of nodes examined and optimal lymph node prognostic scheme

F Bagante, T Tran, G Spolverato, A Ruzzenente… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The role of routine lymphadenectomy for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma is still
controversial and no study has defined the minimum number of lymph nodes examined …

[HTML][HTML] Prognostic value of log odds of positive lymph nodes in node-positive lung squamous cell carcinoma patients after surgery: a SEER population-based study

Y Yu, P Zhang, R Yao, J Wang, P Wang… - Translational Lung …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Log odds of positive lymph nodes (LODDS) is a novel and promising ratio-
based lymph node (LN) staging system in many malignancies. This study aimed to evaluate …

[HTML][HTML] The lymph node status as a prognostic factor in colon cancer: comparative population study of classifications using the logarithm of the ratio between …

C Fortea-Sanchis, D Martínez-Ramos, J Escrig-Sos - BMC cancer, 2018 - Springer
Background pN stage in the TNM classification has been the “gold standard” for lymph node
staging of colorectal carcinomas, but this system recommends collecting at least 12 lymph …

The prognostic impact of the log odds of positive lymph nodes in colon cancer

NC Arslan, S Sokmen, AE Canda, C Terzi… - Colorectal …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aim This study aimed to investigate the prognostic impact of the log odds of positive lymph
nodes (LODDS) in colon cancer. Method Four hundred and forty patients with colon cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Log odds of positive lymph nodes is prognostically equivalent to lymph node ratio in non-metastatic colon cancer

AR Baqar, S Wilkins, W Wang, K Oliva, P McMurrick - BMC cancer, 2020 - Springer
Background Globally, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third and second leading cancer in
men and women respectively with 600,000 deaths per year. Traditionally, clinicians have …

[HTML][HTML] Prognostic value of three different lymph node staging systems in the survival of patients with gastric cancer following D2 lymphadenectomy

C Jian-Hui, C Shi-Rong, W Hui, C Si-le, X Jian-Bo… - Tumor Biology, 2016 - Springer
The log odds of positive lymph nodes (LODDS) was defined as the log of the ratio between
the number of positive lymph nodes and the number of negative lymph nodes, which is a …