Is Unilateral Lymphadenectomy an Option in Selected Patients with Prostate Cancer?

CONCLUSIONS: In our experience, the majority of patients with unilateral PCa had exclusively ipsilateral LNI. However, sparing contralateral LN dissection in unilateral PCa should not be an option. To date, extended pelvic LN dissection remains the gold standard for N-staging and cannot be replaced yet by unilateral pelvic LN dissection until high quality evidence supports this scenario.PMID:38583004 | DOI:10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20247702.17

Source: Archivos Espanoles de Urologia - April 7, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Baraa Nakdali Kassab Pedro De Pablos-Rodr íguez Álvaro Gómez Ferrer Antonio Coy Garc ía Ana Calatrava Fons Fuensanta Arag ón Juan Casanova Ram ón-Borja Miguel Ram írez-Backhaus Source Type: research