Lymph Node Staging in Clinically Negative Groin Nodes

Conclusions DSNB has excellent performance characteristics in staging cN0 patients, with high sensitivity and a low morbidity rate. Inguinal lymph node staging in penile cancer is the single most important prognostic indicator in patients with clinically impalpable disease. Sentinel node biopsy is a procedure with low morbidity and high sensitivity that is increasingly being adopted for staging purposes.
Source: European Urology Supplements - Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research