Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
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Assessment of lymph node status is a critical issue in the surgical management of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We sought to determine the prognostic value of metastatic lymph node ratio (LNR) in patients with radical surgery for NSCLC. ⋯ LNR is an independent predictor of survival in patients with NSCLC undergoing radical resection; the prognostic significance is more valuable in patients classified as pathology N1.