Open AccessLymph Node Ratio is an Important Prognostic Factor in Curatively Resected Gallbladder Carcinoma, Especially in Node-positive Patients: An Experience from Endemic Region in a Developing Country
Author(s) -
Nehal Shah,
Hasina Qari,
Cao M Thau,
Pipit Burasakarn,
Abdul Wahid Mir,
Brij Bhushan Panday
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
euroasian journal of hepato-gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2231-5128
pISSN - 2231-5047
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1336
Subject(s) - medicine , perineural invasion , lymph node , cholecystectomy , gallbladder cancer , gallbladder , lymph , carcinoma , lymphovascular invasion , stage (stratigraphy) , oncology , retrospective cohort study , cancer , metastasis , gastroenterology , pathology , paleontology , biology
Metastasis to lymph nodes is a bad prognostic factor in patients with gallbladder carcinoma who undergo radical cholecystectomy. During the past decade, studies have brought focus on lymph node ratio (LNR) as an additional valuable prognostic factor in these cases.Our research studied the factors that predicted the recurrence of disease and survival of patients with gallbladder carcinoma who were treated with surgical resection, concentrating especially on the lymph nodal status as a prognostic factor and LNR in node-positive T1-T3 cases.