Metastatic Lymph Node Ratio is an Independent Prognostic Factor in Gastric Cancer
HEPATO-GASTROENTEROLOGY, cilt.56, ss.908-913, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 56
- Basım Tarihi: 2009
- Dergi Adı: HEPATO-GASTROENTEROLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.908-913
- İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background/Aims: The metastatic status of the regional lymph node is the most significant prognostic factor for gastric cancer. However, diverse prognoses are evident even among the same N classifications of the current tumor-node-metastasis system. The aim of this study is to evaluate the prognostic significance of the ratio of metastatic to examined lymph nodes (N ratio) for identifying a high-risk subgroup of patients with gastric cancer.