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PD40-07 VALIDATION OF AN EASILY APPLICABLE QUESTIONNAIRE-SUITED COMORBIDITY INDEX IN 5050 CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS UNDERGOING RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY

Michael Froehner, Ulrike Heberling, Christoph Heitmann, Samaneh Farahzadi, Marcus Lindner, Angelika Borkowetz, Rainer Koch, Matthias Hübler, Manfred P. Wirth

Year
2019
Citations
2
Access
Open access

Abstract

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Limited data is available regarding the feasibility of robotic-assisted laparoscopic extended pelvic lymph node dissection (RALePLND) for prostate cancer (PC) and the lymph node (LN) yield for each anatomical zone. We aimed to determine the LN yield, distribution patterns and frequency of pelvic LN metastases after RALePLND in men with PC.

Keywords

ProstatectomyMedicineComorbidityProstate cancerDiseaseCancerGeneral surgeryInternal medicine

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