Pelvic lymph node dissection in prostate cancer

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

Staging of prostate cancer

L Cheng, R Montironi, DG Bostwick… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Cheng L, Montironi R, Bostwick DG, Lopez‐Beltran A & Berney DM (2012) Histopathology
60, 87–117 Staging of prostate cancer Prostatic carcinoma (PCa) is a significant cause of …

Updated nomogram predicting lymph node invasion in patients with prostate cancer undergoing extended pelvic lymph node dissection: the essential importance of …

A Briganti, A Larcher, F Abdollah, U Capitanio… - European urology, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Few predictive models aimed at predicting the presence of lymph node
invasion (LNI) in patients with prostate cancer (PCa) treated with extended pelvic lymph …

Impact of adjuvant radiotherapy on survival of patients with node-positive prostate cancer

F Abdollah, RJ Karnes, N Suardi… - Journal of clinical …, 2014 - ascopubs.org
Purpose The role of adjuvant radiotherapy (aRT) in treating patients with pN1 prostate
cancer is controversial. We tested the hypothesis that the impact of aRT on cancer-specific …

Long-term outcomes of patients with lymph node metastasis treated with radical prostatectomy without adjuvant androgen-deprivation therapy

KA Touijer, CR Mazzola, DD Sjoberg, PT Scardino… - European urology, 2014 - Elsevier
Background The presence of lymph node metastasis (LNM) at radical prostatectomy (RP) is
associated with poor outcome, and optimal treatment remains undefined. An understanding …

Survival benefit of radical prostatectomy in lymph node–positive patients with prostate cancer

J Engel, PJ Bastian, H Baur, V Beer, C Chaussy… - European urology, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Positive lymph node (LN) status is considered a systemic disease state. In
prostate cancer, LN-positive diagnosis during pelvic LN dissection (PLND) potentially leads …

Mapping of pelvic lymph node metastases in prostate cancer

S Joniau, L Van den Bergh, E Lerut, CM Deroose… - European urology, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Opinions about the optimal lymph node dissection (LND) template in
prostate cancer differ. Drainage and dissemination patterns are not necessarily identical …

Two positive nodes represent a significant cut-off value for cancer specific survival in patients with node positive prostate cancer. A new proposal based on a two …

A Briganti, JR Karnes, LF Da Pozzo, C Cozzarini… - European urology, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Currently, the 2002 American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging
system of prostate cancer does not include any stratification of patients according to the …

Pelvic/retroperitoneal salvage lymph node dissection for patients treated with radical prostatectomy with biochemical recurrence and nodal recurrence detected by …

P Rigatti, N Suardi, A Briganti, LF Da Pozzo, M Tutolo… - European urology, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The management of patients with clinical recurrence of prostate cancer
after radical prostatectomy (RP) remains challenging. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether …

Combination of adjuvant hormonal and radiation therapy significantly prolongs survival of patients with pT2–4 pN+ prostate cancer: results of a matched analysis

A Briganti, RJ Karnes, LF Da Pozzo, C Cozzarini… - European urology, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Previous prospective randomised trials have shown a positive impact of
adjuvant radiation therapy (RT) in patients with locally advanced prostate cancer. However …