Size of lymph-node metastases in prostate cancer patients undergoing radical prostatectomy: implication for imaging and oncologic follow-up of 2705 lymph-node positive patients.
Fabian FalkenbachMykyta KachanovSami-Ramzi Leyh-BannurahTobias MaurerSophie KnipperDaniel KöhlerMarkus GraefenGuido SauterLars BudäusPublished in: World journal of urology (2024)
Overall, 26% of LNMs were MM (≤ 2mm). Adverse clinical parameters were inversely associated with MM at RP. Consequently, PSMA-PET/CT did not detect a substantial proportion of LNMs. LNM size and count are relevant for prognosis.
Keyphrases
- radical prostatectomy
- pet ct
- prostate cancer
- lymph node
- patients undergoing
- end stage renal disease
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- newly diagnosed
- positron emission tomography
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- high resolution
- sentinel lymph node
- peritoneal dialysis
- pet imaging
- computed tomography
- early stage
- peripheral blood
- rectal cancer
- adverse drug
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported