Influence of lymph node degeneration on metastases in prostate cancer: or why we must look for a needle in a haystack

Abstract Background To evaluate the incidence of lymph node degeneration and its association with nodal metastatic pattern in prostate cancer. Methods A retrospective analysis of the submitted lymph node specimen of 390 prostatectomies in 2011 was performed. All lymph nodes were histologically re-ev...

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Main Authors: Daniel Gödde, Stephan Degener, Christine Walles, Rosalie Keller, Nici Markus Dreger, Katharina Graf, Friedrich-Carl von Rundstedt, Hans Michael Kvasnicka, Susanne Krege, Stephan Störkel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:BMC Urology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12894-022-01167-5