Can contralateral lymph-node metastases be ruled out in prostate cancer patients with only unilaterally positive prostate biopsy?
Bianca Michalik,
Svenja Engels,
Leonie Kampmeier
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
Our study evaluated the diagnostic benefits of bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy in prostate cancer patients with unilaterally positive prostate biopsy.
Methods
Our retrospective analysis included clinical, surgical, and histopathological data of 440 prostate cancer patients treated with radical prostatectomy and bilateral sentinel-guided and risk-adapted complementary extended pelvic lymphadenectomy at our hospital between 2015 and 2022. We perform… Show more
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