Prognostic significance of the metastatic lymph node ratio for survival in colon cancer

Tuna S., Calis M. D., Sakar B., Aykan F., Camlica H., Topuz E.

JOURNAL OF BUON, cilt.16, sa.3, ss.478-485, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF BUON
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.478-485
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: The metastatic lymph node ratio (LNR) is defined as the number of metastatic lymph nodes divided by the total number of lymph nodes removed. The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic significance of the metastatic LNR in patients with colon cancer