The Prognostic Impact of the Metastatic Lymph Nodes Ratio in Colorectal Cancer

The Prognostic Impact of the Metastatic Lymph Nodes Ratio in Colorectal Cancer

Background: This study was designed to validate the prognostic significance of the ratio of positive to examined lymph nodes (LNR) in patients with colorectal cancer.Methods: 218,314 patients from the SEER database and 1,811 patients from the three independent multicenter were included in this study...

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Main Authors: Chi-Hao Zhang, Yan-Yan Li, Qing-Wei Zhang, Alberto Biondi, Valeria Fico, Roberto Persiani, Xiao-Chun Ni, Meng Luo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
Colorectal cancer
lymph node ratio
prognosis
overall survival
SEER database
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2018.00628/full

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