Sentinel lymph node biopsy in muscle-invasive bladder cancer: single-center experience

ConclusionsSentinel node biopsy is a feasible method for lymph node staging in MIBC, including patients with a history of NAC. To optimize the sensitivity, the decision regarding the lymphadenectomy is best to be based on the pathological status of sentinel node harvested from each hemipelvis separately as the unilateral finding of a sentinel node, does not rule out the possibility of metastatic involvement of contralateral pelvic lymph nodes.
Source: Annals of Nuclear Medicine - Category: Nuclear Medicine Source Type: research