Clinical Study
Salvage Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Recurrent Prostate Cancer: Surgical and Early Oncological Outcome
| | Surgical approach | 4 (24%) | Open | | 7 (41%) | Laparoscopic | | 6 (35%) | Robot-assisted |
| | Resected nodes | | | | Total number of resected nodes | 200 | | | Total number of positive nodes | 39 | | | Number of resected nodes/patient (median, range) | 11 (1–21) | | | Number of positive nodes/patient (median, range) | 1 (0–6) | |
| | Distribution of nodes (%) | Resected (n = 200) | Positive (n = 39) | | Common iliac nodes | 5% | 5% | | Internal iliac nodes | 19% | 23% | | External iliac nodes | 42% | 38% | | Obturator nodes | 31% | 18% | | Presacral nodes | 3% | 3% | | Para-aortic nodes | 1% | 3% | | Pararectal nodes | 2% | 10% |
| | SLND indication | 13 (76%) | Treatment of oligometastatic disease | | 4 (24%) | Staging prior to salvage radiotherapy |
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