Effect of pelvic lymph node dissection and its extent on oncological outcomes in intermediate‐risk prostate cancer patients: A multicenter study of the Turkish Uro‐oncology Association
Abstract:Background
Pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) is the gold standard method for lymph node staging in prostate cancer. We aimed to evaluate the effect of PLND combined with radical prostatectomy (RP) on oncological outcomes in D'Amico intermediate‐risk prostate cancer (IRPC) patients.
Methods
Patients with D'Amico IRPC were included in the study. In the overall cohort and subgroups (biopsy International Society of Urological Pathology [ISUP] grade group 2 and 3), patients were divided into two groups as PLND an… Show more
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