Ratio of metastatic lymph nodes is more important for rectal cancer patients treated with preoperati

• 作 者: InJaPark ChangSikYu Seok-Byung
• 机 构: DepartmentofcolonandrectalSurgeryUniversityofUlsanCollegeofMedicineandAsanMedicalCenter,Departmentof
• 出 处: 世界胃肠病学杂志：英文版
• 发表日期: 2015年11期
• 关键词: RECTAL cancer PREOPERATIVE CHEMORADIOTHERAPY LYMPH Rectal cancerPreoperative che

AIM: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).METHODS:From 2000