Lymph node number, surface area and lymph node ratio are important prognostic indicators in neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy treated rectal cancer.

Francesca PittoFrancesco RaveraStefano ScabiniEmanuele RomaironeRoberto FioccaAlberto BallestreroMarco SparavignaLara MalaspinaLuca ValleFederica GrilloLuca Mastracci

Published in: Journal of clinical pathology (2019)

LN number, LNratio and LN surface area are important prognostic factors in neoCRT-RC and in particular finding ≤9 or >20 LNs is prognostically adverse.

Keyphrases

lymph node
rectal cancer
prognostic factors
locally advanced
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
sentinel lymph node
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy