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Lymph Node Dissection in Prostate Cancer:

The role of pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) in patients with localized prostate cancer remains controversial. Although guidelines are increasingly recommending extended PLND alongside radical ...
Medical Xpress

Using 3D modeling to improve the surgical outcomes for prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is often treated by a robotic keyhole surgery called a robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy. Accompanying this surgery is an MRI scan that tells the surgeon where the cancer is ...
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Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection: Is It Necessary in Prostate Cancer Surgery?

According to a new analysis, PLND does not impact recurrence-free survival but may reduce metastatic spread in intermediate- and high-risk prostate cancer. The benefit of PLND is most evident in ...
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Extended vs. limited laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection for prostate cancer: The value of Partin tables in selection of the need for and the extent of dissection

Randomized study of docetaxel (D) and dexamethasone (DX) with low or high dose estramustine (E) for patients with advanced hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC) No significant financial ...
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The impact of extended lymph node dissection versus neoadjuvant therapy with limited lymph node dissection on biochemical recurrence in high-risk prostate cancer patients ...

Efficacy of a neoadjuvant gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist plus low-dose estramustine phosphate in high-risk prostate cancer: A single-center study. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the ...