Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection During Cystectomy for Patients With Bladder Carcinoma With Variant Histology: Does Histologic Type Matter?

Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection During Cystectomy for Patients With Bladder Carcinoma With Variant Histology: Does Histologic Type Matter?

PurposeAdding pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) to cystectomy offers significant survival benefit. However, it remains unclear whether this benefit persists in all histologic types. The aim of the study was to examine the impact of PLND on overall survival (OS) after cystectomy in bladder carcinom...

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Main Authors: Lijuan Guo, Lianghao Zhang, Jiange Wang, Xuepei Zhang, Zhaowei Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
bladder neoplasms
cystectomy
histologic types
pelvic lymph node dissection
survival
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2020.545921/full

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