Comparison of different lymph node staging schemes in prostate cancer patients with lymph node metastasis

In addition to standard TNM N staging, lymph node ratio (LNR) and log odds of metastatic lymph node (LODDS) staging methods have been developed for cancer staging. We compared the prognostic performance of the total number of lymph nodes examined (TNLE), number of metastatic lymph node (NMLN), LNR, and LODDS in prostate cancer. Data from 1400 patients diagnosed with prostate cancer between 2004 and 2009 who underwent lymphadenectomy were...