LNR predicts survival after breast cancer more accurately than pN classification and should be considered as an alternative to pN staging.

Background: Histopathology is a cornerstone in the diagnosis of cervical cancer but the prognostic value is controversial.

There is considerable data supporting the use of nodal ratios in breast cancer prognosis. A thorough and methodological evaluation of the potential prognostic importance of nodal ratios in large multicenter data sets is merited and is currently being undertaken by the International Nodal Ratio Working Group.