Journal article
Contemporary Patterns of Care and Outcomes of Men Found to Have Lymph Node Metastases at the Time of Radical Prostatectomy
Abstract
PURPOSE: A thorough understanding of the natural history and consensus regarding the optimal management of pathological lymph node positive (pN1) prostate cancer are lacking. Our objective was to describe patterns of care and outcomes of a contemporary cohort of men with pN1 prostate cancer.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We used the National Cancer Database to identify 7,791 men who were found to have lymph node metastases at radical prostatectomy. …
Authors
Zareba P; Eastham J; Scardino PT; Touijer K
Journal
Journal of Urology, Vol. 198, No. 5, pp. 1077–1084
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
November 2017
DOI
10.1016/j.juro.2017.06.062
ISSN
0021-0005