Is Lymph Node Dissection Necessary During Radical Nephroureterectomy for Clinically Node-Negative Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma? A Multi-Institutional Study
Journal
Frontiers in oncology
Journal Volume
12
Date Issued
2022
Author(s)
Lee, Hsiang-Ying
Chang, Chao-Hsiang
Huang, Chi-Ping
Yu, Chih-Chin
Lo, Chi-Wen
Chung, Shiu-Dong
Wu, Wei-Che
Chen, I-Hsuan Alan
Lin, Jen-Tai
Jiang, Yuan-Hong
Lee, Yu-Khun
Hsueh, Thomas Y
Chiu, Allen W
Chen, Yung-Tai
Lin, Chang-Min
Tsai, Yao-Chou
Chen, Wei-Chieh
Chiang, Bing-Juin
Huang, Hsu-Che
Wu, Chia-Chang
Lin, Wei Yu
Tseng, Jen-Shu
Ke, Hung-Lung
Yeh, Hsin-Chih
Abstract
This study aimed to compare the oncological outcomes of patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) without clinical lymph node metastasis (cN0) undergoing lymph node dissection (LND) during radical nephroureterectomy (NU).
Subjects
clinical lymph node negative; lymph node dissection; muscle-invasive stage; pathological lymph node positive; upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
Type
journal article