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Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection: Is It Necessary in Prostate Cancer Surgery?

According to a new analysis, PLND does not impact recurrence-free survival but may reduce metastatic spread in intermediate- and high-risk prostate cancer. The benefit of PLND is most evident in ...
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Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection During Radical Cystectomy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

"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 ...
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OK to Skip Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Cervical Cancer?

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 ...
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A randomized trial on pelvic lymph node dissection versus no lymph node dissection at radical prostatectomy: Report of a trial in progress.

A phase I study of ADXS-504, a cancer type specific immunotherapy, for patients with biochemically recurrent prostate cancer. Background: The therapeutic benefit of pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) ...