Importance of Metastatic Lymph Node Ratio in Non-Metastatic, Lymph Node-Invaded Colon Cancer: A Clinical Trial
MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR, vol.20, pp.1369-1375, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 20
- Publication Date: 2014
- Doi Number: 10.12659/msm.890804
- Journal Name: MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.1369-1375
- Keywords: Colonic Neoplasms, Lymph Nodes, Prognosis, PROGNOSTIC-FACTOR, STAGE, SURVIVAL, MIGRATION
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic importance of the metastatic lymph node ratio for stage III colon cancer patients and to find a cut-off value at which the overall survival and disease-free survival change.