Log odds of positive lymph nodes is prognostically equivalent to lymph node ratio in non-metastatic colon cancer.

Ali Riaz BaqarSimon WilkinsWei WangKaren OlivaPaul McMurrick

Published in: BMC cancer (2020)

This study has shown for that the prognostic impact of LODDS is comparable to LNR for colon cancer patients. Accordingly, LNR is recommended for prognostication given its ease of calculation.

Keyphrases

lymph node
sentinel lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
small cell lung cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
early stage
rectal cancer