Number of Lymph Nodes and Metastatic Lymph Node Ratio are Associated with Survival in Lung Cancer

BACKGROUND: The non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) TNM classification system uses only the anatomic extent of lymph node (LN) metastases to define the N category. The number of LNs resected and the ratio of positive LNs to total examined LNs are prognostic in other solid tumors. We used the Surveill...

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Published in:Ann Thorac Surg
Main Authors: Nwogu, Chukwumere E., Groman, Adrienne, Fahey, Daniel, Yendamuri, Sai, Dexter, Elisabeth, Demmy, Todd L., Miller, Austin, Reid, Mary
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5616176/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22440365
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.01.065
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