The purpose of this review is to present the current status of lymph node dissection (LND) during radical cystectomy in patients with bladder cancer (BCa). Despite the growing body of evidence of LND utility at the time of radical cystectomy (RC) in high-risk nonmuscle-invasive and muscle-invasive BCa (MIBC), therapeutic and prognostic value and optimal extent of LND remain unsolved issues. Recently published results of the first prospective, a randomized trial assessing the therapeutic benefit of extended versus limited LND during RC, failed to demonstrate survival improvement with the extended template. Although LND is the most accurate staging procedure, the direct therapeutic effect is still not evident from the current literature, limiting the possibility of establishing clear recommendations. This indicates the need for robust and adequately powered clinical trials.
The purpose of this review is to present the current role of ultrasound-based techniques in the diagnostic pathway of prostate cancer (PCa). With overdiagnosis and overtreatment of a clinically insignificant PCa over the past years, multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) started to be recommended for every patient suspected of PCa before performing a biopsy. It enabled targeted sampling of the suspicious prostate regions, improving the accuracy of the traditional systematic biopsy. However, mpMRI is associated with high costs, relatively low availability, long and separate procedure, or exposure to the contrast agent. The novel ultrasound modalities, such as shear wave elastography (SWE), contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), or high frequency micro-ultrasound (MicroUS), may be capable of maintaining the performance of mpMRI without its limitations. Moreover, the real-time lesion visualization during biopsy would significantly simplify the diagnostic process. Another value of these new techniques is the ability to enhance the performance of mpMRI by creating the image fusion of multiple modalities. Such models might be further analyzed by artificial intelligence to mark the regions of interest for investigators and help to decide about the biopsy indications. The dynamic development and promising results of new ultrasound-based techniques should encourage researchers to thoroughly study their utilization in prostate imaging.
Radio-guided sentinel lymph node (SLN) detection techniques are utilized in many malignancies, including breast and penile cancer. In the setting of prostate cancer (PCa), SLNs identification had low specificity and sensitivity in available studies, and extended pelvic lymph node dissection (ePLND) remains the gold standard in the assessment of nodal invasion. Our study is the first to detect SLNs pre- and intraoperatively while performing ‘whole-pelvis’ modified-extended lymphadenectomy (mePLND), including lymph nodes (LNs) from the ePLND template, as well as the presacral and Marcille’s fossa areas. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT-CT) and the gamma-probe in the SLN detection, as well as to map lymphatic drainage patterns in the prostate. Results showed that the SLN detection technique has very low specificity and relatively high sensitivity and remains a poor nodal staging tool in intermediate- and high-risk PCa patients.Abstract: Background. In many malignancies, sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) is being used as a nodal staging tool. We prospectively evaluated the diagnostic value of radio-guided sentinel lymph node (SLN) detection in patients with prostate cancer (PCa). This study aimed to investigate the reliability of the radio-guided SLN detection technique for perioperative localization of LNs metastases as well as to map lymphatic drainage patterns of the prostate. Methods. Forty-three patients with intermediate- or high-risk cN0cM0 PCa at conventional imaging underwent radical prostatectomy with modified-extended pelvic lymph node dissection (mePLND). A day before the planned surgery, a Tc-99m nanocolloid was injected into the prostate under the control of transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS). Preoperative single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT-CT) imaging and intraoperative gamma-probe were used to identify SLNs. All positive lesions were excised, followed by mePLND. The excised lymph nodes (LNs) were then submitted for histopathological examination, which was used as a reference for the calculation of diagnostic parameters of the SLN technique for SPECT-CT and the intraoperative gamma-probe. Results. In total, 119 SLNs were detected preoperatively (SPECT-CT) and 118 intraoperatively (gamma-probe). The study revealed that both SLN detection techniques showed a sensitivity of 90% and a specificity of 6.06%. The negative predictive value (NPV) was 66.67%. SLN technique would have correctly staged nine of 10 patients, which is the same result as in the case of limited LND. However, it allowed the removal of all metastatic nodes only in four of them. SLND would have comprised 69.7% of preoperatively detected LNs, and removed 13 out of 19 positive LNs (68.42%), respectively. Conclusions. Radio-guided SLND has a low diagnostic rate and is a poor staging tool. ePLND remains the gold standard in nodal metastases assessment in PCa. Our study indicates that lymphatic drainage of the prostate and actual metastasis routes may vary significantly.
(1) Introduction: The study aimed to test and validate the performance of the 2012 Briganti nomogram as a predictor for pelvic lymph node invasion (LNI) in men who underwent radical prostatectomy (RP) with extended pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) to examine their performance and to analyse the therapeutic impact of using a different nomogram cut-off. (2) Material and Methods: The study group consisted of 222 men with clinically localized prostate cancer (PCa) who underwent RP with ePLND between 01/2012 and 10/2018. Measurements included: preoperative PSA, clinical stage (CS), primary and secondary biopsy Gleason pattern, and the percentage of positive cores. The area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operator characteristic analysis was appointed to quantify the accuracy of the primary nomogram model to predict LNI. The extent of estimation associated with the use of this model was graphically depicted using calibration plots. (3) Results: The median number of removed lymph nodes was 16 (IQR 12–21). A total of 53 of 222 patients (23.9%) had LNI. Preoperative clinical and biopsy characteristics differed significantly (all p < 0.005) between men with and without LNI. A nomogram-derived cut-off of 7% could lead to a reduction of 43% (95/222) of lymph node dissection while omitting 19% (10/53) of patients with LNI. The sensitivity, specificity, and negative predictive value associated with the 7% cut-off were 81.1%, 50.3%, and 96.3%, respectively. (4) Conclusions: The analysed nomogram demonstrated high accuracy for LNI prediction. A nomogram-derived cut-off of 7% confirmed good performance characteristics within the first external validation cohort from Poland.
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most frequently diagnosed cancer in men. Despite the significant progress in cancer diagnosis and treatment over the last few years, the approach to disease detection and therapy still does not include histopathological biomarkers. The dissemination of PCa is strictly related to the creation of a premetastatic niche, which can be detected by altered levels of specific biomarkers. To date, the risk factors for biochemical recurrence include lymph node status, prostate-specific antigen (PSA), PSA density (PSAD), body mass index (BMI), pathological Gleason score, seminal vesicle invasion, extraprostatic extension, and intraductal carcinoma. In the future, biomarkers might represent another prognostic factor, as discussed in many studies. In this review, we focus on histopathological biomarkers (particularly CD169 macrophages, neuropilin-1, cofilin-1, interleukin-17, signal transducer and activator of transcription protein 3 (STAT3), LIM domain kinase 1 (LIMK1), CD15, AMACR, prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), Appl1, Sortilin, Syndecan-1, and p63) and their potential application in decision making regarding the prognosis and treatment of PCa patients. We refer to studies that found a correlation between the levels of biomarkers and tumor characteristics as well as clinical outcomes. We also hypothesize about the potential use of histopathological markers as a target for novel immunotherapeutic drugs or targeted radionuclide therapy, which may be used as adjuvant therapy in the future.
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