Performance characteristics of computed tomography in detecting lymph node metastases in contemporary patients with prostate cancer treated with extended pelvic …

A Briganti, F Abdollah, A Nini, N Suardi, A Gallina… - European urology, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Computed tomography (CT) is a commonly used noninvasive procedure
for prostate cancer (PCa) staging. All previous studies addressing the ability of CT scan to …

Limited versus extended pelvic lymph node dissection for prostate cancer: a randomized clinical trial

KA Touijer, DD Sjoberg, N Benfante… - European urology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) is the most reliable procedure for lymph
node staging. However, the therapeutic benefit remains unproven; although most radical …

Histological step sectioning of pelvic lymph nodes increases the number of identified lymph node metastases

B Engvad, MH Poulsen, PW Staun, S Walter… - Virchows Archiv, 2014 - Springer
Pathological examinations of lymph nodes (LN) in prostate cancer patients are handled
differently at various institutions. The objective of this study is to provide means to improve …

Therapeutic value of standard versus extended pelvic lymph node dissection during radical prostatectomy for high-risk prostate cancer

M Colicchia, V Sharma, F Abdollah, A Briganti… - Current urology …, 2017 - Springer
Extent of pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) during radical prostatectomy (RP) remains a
subject of debate. Here, we review the literature covering the value of extended PLND …

North American population‐based validation of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network practice guideline recommendation of pelvic lymphadenectomy in …

SR Leyh‐Bannurah, L Budäus, R Pompe… - The …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND. National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines recommend
a pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) in prostate cancer (PCa) patients treated with radical …

Changing patterns of pelvic lymphadenectomy for prostate cancer: results from CAPSURE™

J Kawakami, MV Meng, N Sadetsky, DM Latini… - The Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Widespread screening for prostate cancer in the United States has resulted in
earlier tumor identification at lower stages. The fewer number of men with lymph node …