A Better Understanding of Lymphatic Drainage of the Prostate With Modern Imaging and Surgical Techniques

Micro-Abstract Because they are commonly involved and easily sampled, lymph nodes along the obturator artery are often considered to be representative of the lymph node status of patients with prostate cancer. We performed a comprehensive review of the historical anatomic descriptions in conjunction with modern imaging and surgical information, and this characterization appears an oversimplification and may actually be misleading.