The future of pelvic lymph node dissection for urological malignancies

Controversies over how, why and when pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) should be performed persist. Available data suggest that a limited number of patients will experience a curative benefit from PLND, but it remains the most tried and tested diagnostic tool for staging. New techniques aim to imp...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature reviews. Urology 2022-10, Vol.19 (10), p.575-576
Hauptverfasser:	Ineichen, Gallus B., Burkhard, Fiona C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	692/4025/2768/589/1336 692/4025/2768/589/1721 692/4025/2768/589/466 Antigens Bladder cancer Clinical Outlook Dissection Genital cancers Lymphatic system Medical prognosis Medicine Medicine & Public Health Metastasis Morbidity Penis Prostate cancer Tomography Urology
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Zusammenfassung:	Controversies over how, why and when pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) should be performed persist. Available data suggest that a limited number of patients will experience a curative benefit from PLND, but it remains the most tried and tested diagnostic tool for staging. New techniques aim to improve noninvasive detection of diseased nodes.
ISSN:	1759-4812 1759-4820
DOI:	10.1038/s41585-022-00641-x