Influencing factors and clinical significance of the metastatic lymph nodes ratio in gastric adenocarcinoma

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To investigate influencing factors of the metastatic lymph nodes ratio (MLR) and whether it is related to survival in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We retrospectively evaluated th...

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Main Authors: Li Xiao-qiang, Ni Xiao-chun, Zhang Biao, Zheng Lin-hai, Wu Ju-gang, Yu Ji-wei, Jiang Bo-jian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-04-01
Series:Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
Online Access:http://www.jeccr.com/content/28/1/55