Does delay in lymphadenectomy alone influence the survival in carcinoma penis?

[...] the authors have not specified if the delayed dissection was done with a therapeutic or prophylactic intent. Because 17 of their patients had palpable nodes, which is associated with a high incidence of pathological node- positive disease, [2] we presume that their intent was therapeutic.

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of cancer 2010-07, Vol.47 (3), p.352
Hauptverfasser: Ramakrishnan, A S, Kathiresan, N
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:[...] the authors have not specified if the delayed dissection was done with a therapeutic or prophylactic intent. Because 17 of their patients had palpable nodes, which is associated with a high incidence of pathological node- positive disease, [2] we presume that their intent was therapeutic.
ISSN:0019-509X
1998-4774
DOI:10.4103/0019-509X.64714