Indication to pelvic lymph nodes dissection for prostate cancer: the role of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging when the risk of lymph nodes invasion according to Briganti updated nomogram is <5.

Francesco PorpigliaMatteo ManfrediFabrizio MeleRiccardo BertoloEnrico BollitoDario GnedAgostino De PascaleFilippo RussoRoberto PasseraCristian FioriStefano De Luca

Published in: Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases (2018)

The role of mp-MRI seemed to be crucial in patients with a risk of LNI <5% as calculated by the BN. The presence of ECE, SVI, or pG4 at mp-MRI was found to be an independent predictor of LNI by itself.

Keyphrases

lymph node
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
prostate cancer
diffusion weighted imaging
computed tomography
sentinel lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
radical prostatectomy
magnetic resonance
rectal cancer
cell migration
lymph node metastasis
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
locally advanced