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 ...

Pelvic lymph node dissection is the only reliable method of staging for clinically localized prostate cancer. Despite the obvious prognostic advantages conferred by accurate staging, pelvic lymph node ...

Study finds lower mortality rates associated with excisions of higher numbers of lymph nodes in patients with intermediate- and high-risk prostate cancer. Removal of greater numbers of lymph nodes ...