Journal article
The contemporary role of lymph node dissection in the management of renal cell carcinoma
Abstract
The appropriate role of lymph node dissection (LND) in the management of patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is still a matter of debate. There is ample evidence that LND is the most accurate modality for staging the regional lymph nodes (LNs), which may harbor metastatic disease in greater than one-third of patients with high-risk RCC. The presence of LN metastases is an independent negative prognostic factor in this disease and accurate …
Authors
Zareba P; Pinthus JH; Russo P
Journal
Therapeutic Advances in Urology, Vol. 10, No. 11, pp. 335–342
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
11 2018
DOI
10.1177/1756287218794094
ISSN
1756-2872