Background The lymph node ratio (LNR) has been shown to be an important prognostic
factor in patients with gastric, breast, pancreatic and colorectal cancer. We investigated the …

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the prognostic value of the ratio of metastatic
to examined lymph nodes (LNR) in patients with rectal cancer. Summary Background Data …

Purpose Lymph-node metastasis is the most important predictor of survival in stage III rectal
cancer. The number of metastatic lymph nodes may vary depending on the level of …

4006 Background: Lymph node (LN) metastasis is associated with decreased survival in
rectal cancer. It has been suggested that at least 14 LN be evaluated for adequate staging …

Objective To analyze the prognostic implications of the lymph node ratio (LNR) in curative
resected rectal cancer. Summary Background Data It has been proposed that the LNR has a …

Background The purpose of the study was to evaluate the prognostic value of metastatic
lymph node ratio (LNR) in node-positive rectal cancer. Methods A retrospective review was …

Purpose Although nodal metastasis is the most powerful prognostic factor in rectal cancer,
marked heterogeneity exists within stage III rectal cancer. Recent studies of rectal cancer …

Objective: We analyzed 3 previously identified cut-off values of lymph node ratios (0.17,
0.41, and 0.69) in a large population-based collective of patients with colorectal cancer for …

Background/Aims: Lymph node ratio (LNR) defined as the number of lymph nodes (LNs)
involved with metastases divided by number of LNs examined, has been shown to be an …

The lymph node ratio (LNR) is defined as the ratio of the number of positive lymph nodes to
the total number of nodes retrieved. LNR has recently emerged as a prognostic factor in …