This review aims to critically analyze: (1) the anatomy of the prostate gland's lymphatic drainage, (2) the anatomic boundaries of PLND and which dissection may be superior, (3) who should undergo a ...

Right Pelvic Lymphocele Investigators have explored various strategies to prevent lymphoceles from forming. Most prostatectomies are now being done with concomitant lymphadenectomy. A few factors are ...

A new study conducted by a group of researchers from Tübingen and Munich in Germany says that treatment of pelvic nodes individualized by inclusion of sentinel nodes (SN) can be easily integrated into ...

N1 Single lymph node metastasis, 2 cm or less in greatest dimension N1 Single regional lymph node metastasis in the true pelvis (hypogastric, obturator, external iliac or presacral lymph node) N2 ...

Results from the PHENIX-I trial support skipping pelvic lymphadenectomy in women with early cervical cancer who have a negative sentinel lymph node biopsy. Omitting pelvic lymphadenectomy in these ...

Today, more than 50% of new cancer cases and nearly two thirds of cancer deaths occur in low-income, lower middle-income and upper middle-income countries. By the year 2030, the developing world is ...

68Ga-PSMA-11 PET scans have a 40% sensitivity for detecting pelvic nodal metastasis in men with intermediate- or high-risk prostate cancer, data show. Pelvic lymph node dissection still may be ...

Phase III Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial of Donepezil for Treatment of Cognitive Impairment in Breast Cancer Survivors After Adjuvant Chemotherapy (WF-97116) Prostate-specific membrane ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains ...

Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy for early cervical cancer achieved non-inferiority versus pelvic lymphadenectomy, according to results of a large randomized study from China. Patients assigned to SLN ...

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of sentinel node identification in patients with invasive cervix cancer undergoing radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy ...