Number of mediastinal lymph nodes as a prognostic factor in PN2 non small cell lung cancer: a single centre experience and review of the literature.
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چکیده
Currently the most important prognostic factor in lung cancer is the stage. In the current lung TNM classification system, N category is defined exclusively by anatomic nodal location though, in other type of tumours, number of lymph nodes is confirmed to be a fundamental prognostic factor. Therefore we evaluated the number of mediastinal lymph nodes as a prognostic factor in locally advanced NSCLC after multimodality treatment, observing a significant effect of the number of lymph nodes in terms of OS (p<0.01) and DFS (p<0.001): patients with a low number of positive mediastinal nodes have a better prognosis.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP
دوره 15 18 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014