Impact of lymphovascular invasion on survival in surgically treated Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: a nationwide analysis.
Giuseppe Ottone CirulliNicholas CorsiIvan RakicAlex StephensGiuseppe ChiarelliMarco FinatiMatthew James DavisShane TinsleyAkshay SoodNicolò BuffiGiovanni LughezzaniGiuseppe CarrieriAlessia d'ArmaAlberto BrigantiFrancesco MontorsiCraig G RogersFiras AbdollahPublished in: BJU international (2023)
Our study assessed the impact of LVI on OS in UTUC patients in a large North-American nationwide cohort. Our series, as the largest to-date, indicate that LVI is associated with less favorable survival outcomes in UTUC patients after RNU, and this variable could be used in counselling patients about their prognosis and might be a useful tool for future trials to risk-stratify patients.