highly significantp < 0.001
The lymph node ratio (LNR) remained statistically a highly significant parameter regarding DFS ( p < 0.001, HR: 4.99, 95% CI: 2.52–9.90) and OS ( p < 0.001, HR: 5.42, 95% CI: 2.81–10.44) in multivariate analysis (Table 2 ).