Extent of lymph node dissection improves survival in prostate cancer patients treated with radical prostatectomy without lymph node invasion.
Felix PreisserMarco BandiniMichele MarchioniSebastiano NazzaniZhe TianRaisa S PompeNicola FossatiAlberto BrigantiFred SaadShahrokh F ShariatHans HeinzerHartwig HulandMarkus GraefenDerya TilkiPierre I KarakiewiczPublished in: The Prostate (2018)
More extensive PLND at RP provides improved staging information and consequently is associated with lower CSM in D'Amico intermediate- and high-risk PCa patients without evidence of LNI. Hence, more extensive PLND should be recommended in such individuals.