Mapping of pelvic lymph node metastases in prostate cancer

S Joniau, L Van den Bergh, E Lerut, CM Deroose… - European urology, 2013 - Elsevier
node (SN) procedure in a prostate cancer patient: planar and single-photon emission computed
tomography (SPECT) imaging with lead shielding of the prostate, … with the pelvic staging …

Pelvic lymph node dissection in prostate cancer

A Briganti, ML Blute, JH Eastham, M Graefen… - European urology, 2009 - Elsevier
Pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) is considered the most reliable procedure for the
detection of lymph node metastases in prostate cancer (PCa); however, the therapeutic benefit of …

The diagnostic accuracy of CT and MRI in the staging of pelvic lymph nodes in patients with prostate cancer: a meta-analysis

AM Hövels, RAM Heesakkers, EM Adang, GJ Jager… - Clinical radiology, 2008 - Elsevier
… of lymph node metastases in prostate cancer. METHODS: … tables for detection of lymph node
metastases using CT or MRI. … of lymph node metastases from prostate cancer. Reliance on …

The role of whole pelvic radiotherapy in locally advanced prostate cancer

P Dirix, K Haustermans, S Junius, R Withers… - Radiotherapy and …, 2006 - Elsevier
… tumour, suggests that elective irradiation of early-stage lymph nodes from prostate cancer
should enhance survival in a manner analogous to improvements seen with this approach in …

A preoperative nomogram identifying decreased risk of positive pelvic lymph nodes in patients with prostate cancer

I Cagiannos, P Karakiewicz, JA Eastham… - The Journal of …, 2003 - auajournals.org
prostate cancer underwent radical retropubic prostatectomy at 6 institutions (table 1). Standard
template pelvic lymph node … , seminal vesical involvement and pelvic lymph node (LN) …

Standard versus limited pelvic lymph node dissection for prostate cancer in patients with a predicted probability of nodal metastasis greater than 1%

K Touijer, F Rabbani, JR Otero, FP Secin… - The Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
… in those with a low burden of cancer in the pelvic lymph nodes.5, 6, 7 … prostate cancer.5,
11 On the other hand our understanding of the anatomical lymphatic spread of prostate cancer

Analysis of risk factors associated with prostate cancer extension to the surgical margin and pelvic node metastasis at radical prostatectomy

DA Ackerman, JM Barry, RA Wicklund, N Olson… - The Journal of …, 1993 - Elsevier
We analyzed data from 107 consecutive patients with clinical stage B prostate cancer in an
attempt to identify those at high risk for having involved margins or nodal metastasis. Each …

More extensive pelvic lymph node dissection improves survival in patients with node-positive prostate cancer

F Abdollah, G Gandaglia, N Suardi, U Capitanio… - European urology, 2015 - Elsevier
nodes during prostate cancer surgery can significantly improve cancer-specific survival in
patients with lymph node … with nonmetastatic lymph node–positive prostate cancer, treated with …

Anatomical basis for pelvic lymphadenectomy in prostate cancer: results of an autopsy study and implications for the clinic

K Weingartner, A Ramaswamy, A Bittinger… - The Journal of …, 1996 - auajournals.org
Pelvic lymphadenectomy remains the most reliable method to prove lymph node metastases
in prostate cancer. However, evaluation of lymphadenectomy to be complete and sufficient …

RTOG GU radiation oncology specialists reach consensus on pelvic lymph node volumes for high-risk prostate cancer

CAF Lawton, J Michalski, I El-Naqa… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
… Radiation therapy to the pelvic lymph nodes in high-risk prostate cancer is … lymph node
contouring project, we have shown significant disagreement in the definition of pelvic lymph node