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 (2024)
Our study assessed the impact of LVI on OS in patients with UTUC in a large North American nationwide cohort. Our series, as the largest to date, indicate that LVI is associated with less favourable survival outcomes in patients with UTUC 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.