Development and external validation of a nomogram to predict lymph node invasion after robot assisted radical prostatectomy.

CONCLUSIONS: We developed and externally validated a nomogram to predict LNI in patients treated with RALP from a prospective, multi-institutional, nationwide series. A risk of LNI > 7% is proposed as cut-off above which e-PLND is recommended.
PMID: 31727561 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Urologic Oncology - November 10, 2019 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tosco L, Devos G, De Coster G, Roumeguère T, Everaerts W, Quackels T, Dekuyper P, Van Cleynenbreugel B, Van Damme N, Van Eycken E, Ameye F, Joniau S, Be-RALP(Belgian Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy Registry): The Belgian RALP Consortium Tags: Urol Oncol Source Type: research