Critical assessment of the European Association of Urology guideline indications for pelvic lymph node dissection at radical prostatectomy.

  • Firas Abdollah
  • Maxine Sun
  • Alberto Briganti
  • Rodolphe Thuret
  • Jan Schmitges
  • Andrea Gallina
  • Nazareno Suardi
  • Umberto Capitanio
  • Andrea Salonia
  • Shahrokh F Shariat
  • Paul Perrotte
  • Patrizio Rigatti
  • Francesco Montorsi
  • Pierre I Karakiewicz

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Abstract

What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Lymphadenectomy is the most accurate lymph node staging procedure in patients with prostate cancer. We presented the first formal validation of the 2010 European Association of Urology guidelines for lymphadenectomy in prostate cancer patients.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number11
ISSN1464-4096
Publication statusPublished - 2011
pubmed 21507189