The relationship between biochemical recurrence and number of lymph nodes removed during surgery for localized prostate cancer

Abstract Purpose To assess whether completeness of pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) as measured by lymph node yield reduces biochemical recurrence (BCR) in men undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP) for prostate cancer (PCa), stratified according to Briganti nomogram-derived risk (≥5% vs. < 5%)...

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Main Authors: Paul Doan, Athos Katelaris, Matthijs J. Scheltema, Andrew Hayen, Amer Amin, Amila Siriwardana, Minh Tran, Bart Geboers, William Gondoputro, Anne Maree Haynes, Jayne Matthews, Warick Delprado, Phillip D. Stricker, James Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:BMC Urology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12894-023-01228-3