The log odds of positive lymph nodes (LODDS), defined as the log of the ratio between the numbers of positive and negative lymph nodes, has recently been proposed as a new prognostic index in surgical oncology. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the LODDS system of lymph node classification was a more accurate prognostic tool than the tumor node metastasis (TNM) and lymph node ratio (LNR) classifications in colon cancer patients.
Persiani, R., Cananzi, F., Biondi, A., Paliani, G., Tufo, A., Ferrara, F., Vigorita, V., D'Ugo, D., Log odds of positive lymph nodes in colon cancer: a meaningful ratio-based lymph node classification system, <<WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY>>, 2011; 36 (3): 667-674. [doi:10.1007/s00268-011-1415-x] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/6991]
Log odds of positive lymph nodes in colon cancer: a meaningful ratio-based lymph node classification system
Persiani, Roberto;Biondi, Alberto;Paliani, Giuditta;Tufo, Andrea;Ferrara, Ferdinando;Vigorita, Vincenzo;D'Ugo, Domenico
2012
Abstract
The log odds of positive lymph nodes (LODDS), defined as the log of the ratio between the numbers of positive and negative lymph nodes, has recently been proposed as a new prognostic index in surgical oncology. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the LODDS system of lymph node classification was a more accurate prognostic tool than the tumor node metastasis (TNM) and lymph node ratio (LNR) classifications in colon cancer patients.
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