Effect of lymph node dissection on stage-specific survival in patients with upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma treated with nephroureterectomy

Effect of lymph node dissection on stage-specific survival in patients with upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma treated with nephroureterectomy

Abstract Background We aimed to estimate the stage-specific impact of lymph node dissection (LND) on survival for upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) patients treated with nephroureterectomy (NU). Methods Overall, 7278 UTUC patients undergoing NU within the SEER database from 2004 to 201...

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Main Authors: Ting-Shuai Zhai, Liang Jin, Zhen Zhou, Xiang Liu, Huan Liu, Wei Chen, Jing-Yi Lu, Xu-Dong Yao, Li-Ming Feng, Lin Ye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Lymph node dissection
Neoplasm staging
SEER program
Survival analysis
Upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-019-6364-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-019-6364-z

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