The Impact of Adding Sentinel Node Biopsy to Extended Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection on Biochemical Recurrence in Prostate Cancer Patients Treated with Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy

Conclusion: Adding SNB to ePLND improves BCR-free survival, although the precise explanation of this observation remains speculative. Our results should be interpreted cautiously, given the nonrandomized nature and the selection bias of the study.

Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine - February 1, 2018 Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Grivas, N., Wit, E. M. K., Kuusk, T., KleinJan, G. H., Donswijk, M. L., van Leeuwen, F. W. B., van der Poel, H. G. Tags: Clinical Source Type: research