Abstract:Background: Metastatic lymph node ratio (MLR) is defined as the ratio of number of positive lymph nodes (LNs) or LNM to total nodes harvested (LNH). Recent studies have suggested that MLR is more accurate in predicting overall survival and recurrence-free survival rate compared to the number of positive nodes alone. Materials and methods: Total 58 cases of primary organ malignancy were evaluated from June 2018 to June 2019 including Head and neck (HN), Breast, Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and Genitourinary tra… Show more
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