Disease-Free Survival and Prognostic Significance of Metastatic Lymph Node Ratio in T1-T2 N Positive Breast Cancer Patients. A Population Registry-Based Study in a European Country

[1] Caigang L(2007)Clinical implications of metastatic lymph node ratio in gastric cancer BMC Cancer 7 200-4388

[2] Ping L(2008)Prognostic impact of metastatic lymph node ratio in advanced gastric cancer from cardia and fundus World J Gastroenterol 14 4383-174

[3] Yang L(2008)Impact of total lymph node count and lymph node ratio on staging and survival after pancreatectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a large, population-based analysis Ann Surg Oncol 15 165-2499

[4] Chang-Ming H(2008)Prognostic value of lymph node yield and metastatic lymph node ratio in medullary thyroid carcinoma Ann Surg Oncol 15 2493-611

[5] Bi-Juan L(2007)The impact of the absolute number and ratio of positive lymph nodes on survival of endometrioid uterine cancer patients Br J Cancer 97 605-1608

[6] Hui-Shan L(2008)Lymph node ratio: role in the staging of node-positive colon cancer Ann Surg Oncol 15 1600-1088

[7] Slidell MB(2006)Prognostic significance of total number of nodes removed, negative nodes removed, and ratio of positive nodes to removed nodes in node positive breast carcinoma EJSO 32 1082-306

[8] Chang DC(2004)Ratio between positive lymph nodes and total dissected axillaries lymph nodes as an independent prognostic factor for disease-free survival in patients with breast cancer Am J Clin Oncol 27 304-1677

[9] Cameron JL(2008)The number of positive nodes and the ratio of positive to excised nodes are significant predictors of survival in women with micrometastatic node-positive breast cancer Eur J Cancer 44 1670-2014

[10] Leggett MD(2005)The prognostic significance of the percentage of positive/dissected axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer recurrence and survival in patients with one to three positive axillary lymph nodes Cancer 103 2006-489

[1] Caigang L(2007)Clinical implications of metastatic lymph node ratio in gastric cancer BMC Cancer 7 200-4388

[2] Ping L(2008)Prognostic impact of metastatic lymph node ratio in advanced gastric cancer from cardia and fundus World J Gastroenterol 14 4383-174

[3] Yang L(2008)Impact of total lymph node count and lymph node ratio on staging and survival after pancreatectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a large, population-based analysis Ann Surg Oncol 15 165-2499

[4] Chang-Ming H(2008)Prognostic value of lymph node yield and metastatic lymph node ratio in medullary thyroid carcinoma Ann Surg Oncol 15 2493-611

[5] Bi-Juan L(2007)The impact of the absolute number and ratio of positive lymph nodes on survival of endometrioid uterine cancer patients Br J Cancer 97 605-1608

[6] Hui-Shan L(2008)Lymph node ratio: role in the staging of node-positive colon cancer Ann Surg Oncol 15 1600-1088

[7] Slidell MB(2006)Prognostic significance of total number of nodes removed, negative nodes removed, and ratio of positive nodes to removed nodes in node positive breast carcinoma EJSO 32 1082-306

[8] Chang DC(2004)Ratio between positive lymph nodes and total dissected axillaries lymph nodes as an independent prognostic factor for disease-free survival in patients with breast cancer Am J Clin Oncol 27 304-1677

[9] Cameron JL(2008)The number of positive nodes and the ratio of positive to excised nodes are significant predictors of survival in women with micrometastatic node-positive breast cancer Eur J Cancer 44 1670-2014

[10] Leggett MD(2005)The prognostic significance of the percentage of positive/dissected axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer recurrence and survival in patients with one to three positive axillary lymph nodes Cancer 103 2006-489