Does skip metastasis or other lymph node parameters have additional effects on survival of patients undergoing radical cystectomy for bladder cancer?

Ugurlu, Ozgur; BALTACI, SÜMER; ASLAN, GÜVEN; CAN, YUNUS; Cal, Cag; ELHAN, ATİLLA; Turkeri, LEVENT; Mungan, Aydin

doi:10.4111/kju.2015.56.5.357

Does skip metastasis or other lymph node parameters have additional effects on survival of patients undergoing radical cystectomy for bladder cancer?

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Ugurlu O., BALTACI S., ASLAN G., CAN Y. S. C., Cal C., ELHAN A. H., ...More

KOREAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, vol.56, no.5, pp.357-364, 2015 (ESCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 56 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.4111/kju.2015.56.5.357
Journal Name: KOREAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
Page Numbers: pp.357-364
Keywords: Lymph node excision, Treatment outcome, Urinary bladder neoplasms, TRANSITIONAL-CELL CARCINOMA, INFERIOR MESENTERIC-ARTERY, EXTENDED LYMPHADENECTOMY, PROSPECTIVE MULTICENTER, PELVIC LYMPHADENECTOMY, SINGLE-CENTER, DISSECTION, DENSITY, OUTCOMES, SURGERY
Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the effects of lymph node metastasis, skip metastasis, and other factors related to lymph node status on survival in patients who underwent radical cystectomy (RC) and extended lymph node dissection (eLND).