The Role of Lymph Node Dissection in the Treatment of Bladder Cancer

The Role of Lymph Node Dissection in the Treatment of Bladder Cancer

Lymph node dissection (LND; PLND: pelvic LND) is an essential component of radical cystectomy (RC) for bladder cancer (BC). However, the optimal anatomical extent of LND and its potential therapeutic role are still controversial: as we will explain, the extent of LND dissection is a predictor of sur...

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Main Authors: Francesco Cattaneo, Giovanni Motterle, Filiberto Zattoni, Alessandro Morlacco, Fabrizio Dal Moro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
bladder cancer
lymph nodes
lymph node dissection
radical cystectomy
nodal disease
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fsurg.2018.00062/full

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