Including positive lymph node count in the AJCC N staging may be a better predictor of the prognosis of NSCLC patients, especially stage III patients: a large population-based study.

Fan, Yanling; Du, Yanfang; Sun, Wenqu; Wang, Haiyong

Fan, Yanling; Du, Yanfang; Sun, Wenqu; Wang, Haiyong.

Affiliation

Fan Y; Department of Haematology and Oncology, Jinxiang People's Hospital, Jinxiang Hospital Affiliated to Jining Medical University, Jining, 272200, China.
Du Y; Department of Haematology and Oncology, Jinxiang People's Hospital, Jinxiang Hospital Affiliated to Jining Medical University, Jining, 272200, China.
Sun W; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jinxiang HongDa Hospital Affiliated to Jining Medical University, Jining, 272200, China.
Wang H; Department of Internal-Medicine Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong Cancer Hospital Affiliated To Shandong University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250117, China. wanghaiyong6688@126.com.

Int J Clin Oncol ; 24(11): 1359-1366, 2019 Nov.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31183778

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/mortality; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/pathology; Lung Neoplasms/mortality; Lung Neoplasms/pathology; Lymph Nodes/pathology; Adult; Aged; Female; Humans; Lymphatic Metastasis/pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; Survival Rate

Key words

Lymph node; Non-small cell lung cancer; Prognosis; Stage; Tumor-node-metastasis

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Lung Neoplasms / Lymph Nodes Type of study: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Int J Clin Oncol Journal subject: NEOPLASIAS Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: China

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