Metastatic lymph node ratio as a better prognostic tool than the TNM system in colorectal cancer

Autor:	Sandra F. Martins, Katia Ladeira, Filipa Macedo, Charlene Viana, Hugo Sequeira, N. Bonito
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Oncology Male Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Colorectal cancer medicine.medical_treatment 030230 surgery Spearman's rank correlation coefficient Risk Assessment 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Predictive Value of Tests Internal medicine medicine Humans Lymph node Aged Neoplasm Staging Retrospective Studies Aged 80 and over business.industry PN category General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Prognosis 3. Good health Survival Rate medicine.anatomical_structure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Lymphatic Metastasis Lymph Node Excision Lymphadenectomy Female Lymph Lymph Nodes business Colorectal Neoplasms Lymph Node Ratio
Zdroj:	Future oncology (London, England). 17(12)
ISSN:	1744-8301
Popis:	Background: The minimum number of lymph nodes that should be evaluated in colon cancer to adequately categorize lymph node status is still controversial. The lymph node ratio (LNR) may be a better prognostic indicator. Materials & methods: We studied 1065 patients treated from 1 January 2000 to 31 August 2012. Results: Significant differences in survival were detected according to regional lymph nodes (pN) (p
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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