Role of lymph node dissection in the management of upper tract urothelial carcinomas: a meta-analysis

Abstract Background Lymph node dissection (LND) is not routinely performed during radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) in upper tract urothelial carcinomas (UTUC) and the role of LND has been controversial. We aim to investigate whether patients with LND had improved survival in UTUC patients. Methods W...

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Main Authors: Runqi Guo, Yuze Zhu, Gengyan Xiong, Xuesong Li, Kai Zhang, Liqun Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Urology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12894-018-0336-5