Prognostic impact of the lymph node metastatic ratio on 5-year survival of patients with rectal cancer not submitted to preoperative chemoradiation

Prognostic impact of the lymph node metastatic ratio on 5-year survival of patients with rectal cancer not submitted to preoperative chemoradiation

Lymph node metastases are a major prognostic factor in colorectal cancer. Inadequate lymph node resection is related to shorter survival. The lymph nodes ratio (LNR) has been used as a prognostic factor in patients with colon cancer. Few studies have evaluated the impact of LNR on the 5-year surviva...

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Main Authors: Alfredo Luiz Jacomo, Carlos Augusto Real Martinez, Marcia Milena Pivatto Serra, Flávia Emi Akamatsu, José Aires Pereira, Mauro Figueiredo Carvalho de Andrade, Nelson Fontana Margarido
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
Subjects:
reto
neoplasias colorretais
linfonodos
excisão de linfonodo
análise de sobrevida
rectum
colorectal neoplasms
lymph nodes
lymph node excision
survival analysis
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