Pelvic Lymphadenectomy in the Treatment of Invasive Bladder Cancer: Literature Review
The standard surgical treatment of invasive bladder cancer is the radical cystectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND). Up to one-third of patients with invasive bladder cancer have lymph node metastasis. Thus, PLND has important therapeutic and prognostic benefits. The number of lymph nodes t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Advances in Urology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/701481 |