title: Role of lymphadenectomy for prostate cancer: indications and controversies.
abstract: Pelvic lymph node dissection is the only reliable technique to detect low-volume lymph node involvement in prostate cancer. Extended lymph node dissections that include the internal iliac chain in addition to the external iliac and obturator packets have shown a significantly higher proportion of patients to have lymphatic involvement than previously recognized. The improved staging afforded by a more extended dissection raises several questions. Addressing these questions is the focus of this review.
authors: Division of Urology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3303 Southwest Bond Avenue, CH10U, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
authors: Jeffrey C
authors: JC
authors: La Rochelle
authors: Christopher L
authors: CL
authors: Amling
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010388:Pelvis / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome