Open AccessRatio of metastatic lymph nodes is more important for rectal cancer patients treated with preoperative chemoradiotherapy
Author(s) -
In Ja Park,
Chang Sik Yu,
SeokByung Lim,
Yong Sik Yoon,
Chan Wook Kim,
Tae Won Kim,
Jong Hoon Kim,
Jin Cheon Kim
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i11.3274
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , multivariate analysis , chemoradiotherapy , lymph node , oncology , stage (stratigraphy) , cancer , gastroenterology , paleontology , biology
To evaluate the predictive value of the lymph node (LN) ratio (LNR, number of metastatic LNs/ examined LNs) for recurrence in patients with rectal cancer and to compare its applicability according to preoperative chemoradiotherapy (PCRT).