Preoperative PSMA-PET/CT as a predictor of biochemical persistence and early recurrence following radical prostatectomy with lymph node dissection.
Diederik J H BaasM SchilhamR HermsenJ M S de BaaijH J E J VrijhofR J HoekstraJ P M SedelaarH V N Küsters-VandeveldeM GotthardtC H W WijersJ P van BastenDiederik M SomfordPublished in: Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases (2021)
Preoperative PSMA-PET/CT may be a valuable tool for patient counseling for RARP and ePLND as it is a significant predictor for the risk of postoperative BCP and early BCR. We conclude that an ePLND should not be avoided in men with intermediate or high-risk PCa and preoperative negative PSMA-PET/CT, as 20% have microscopic LN metastasis.
Keyphrases
- pet ct
- radical prostatectomy
- patients undergoing
- prostate cancer
- positron emission tomography
- acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- case report
- rectal cancer
- squamous cell carcinoma
- radiation therapy
- sentinel lymph node
- free survival
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv testing
- early stage
- human immunodeficiency virus
- men who have sex with men