PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF THE RATIO BETWEEN POSITIVE LYMPH NODES AND TOTAL EXCISED LYMPH NODES IN COLORECTAL CANCER

Kamil P., Suleyman O., Gazi S. A., Gokben Y., Erdal K., Cengiz A.

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, cilt.35, sa.2, ss.843-848, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.19193/0393-6384_2019_2_127
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.843-848
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Colorectal cancer, lymph node ratio, prognosis, COLON-CANCER, TOTAL NUMBER, SURVIVAL, RESECTION
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Recent studies show that the number of excised lymph nodes is an independent prognostic factor for colorectal cancer. Based on this information, lymph node ratio (the ratio of metastatic lymph node number to the total excised lymph node number) is a reliable marker for determining prognosis in colorectal cancer. In this study, we aimed to study the prognostic effect of lymph node ratio in non-metastatic colorectal cancers from patients who underwent surgery in our hospital between January 2008 and January 2013.