Journal article
Sentinel Node Procedure in Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review to Assess Diagnostic Accuracy
Abstract
CONTEXT: Extended pelvic lymph node dissection (ePLND) is the gold standard for detecting lymph node (LN) metastases in prostate cancer (PCa). The benefit of sentinel node biopsy (SNB), which is the first draining LN as assessed by imaging of locally injected tracers, remains controversial.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of SNB in PCa.
Authors
Wit EMK; Acar C; Grivas N; Yuan C; Horenblas S; Liedberg F; Olmos RAV; van Leeuwen FWB; van den Berg NS; Winter A
Journal
European Urology, Vol. 71, No. 4, pp. 596–605
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2017
DOI
10.1016/j.eururo.2016.09.007
ISSN
0302-2838