What is it about?
This study looked to see if by doing a more extensive lymph node removal at the time of keyhole prostate cancer surgery more cancerous lymph nodes could be detected and removed.
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Why is it important?
This study shoes that spread of prostate cancer to the lymph nodes is much commoner than previously appreciated.
Perspectives
It is hoped that by removing involved nodes the patients' prognosis will also be improved and this is the subject of ongoing research.
Professor Christopher Winter1914 Eden
The Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford.
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This page is a summary of: Lymph node parameters and complications following laparoscopic extended pelvic lymphadenectomy for prostate cancer in 1000 consecutive patients, Journal of Clinical Urology, July 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/2051415816639775.
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