No overt influence of lymphadenectomy on cancer-specific survival in organ-confined versus locally advanced upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma undergoing radical nephroureterectomy: a retrospective international, multi-institutional study

Purpose Lymph node dissection (LND) is not routinely performed during radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) in upper tract urothelial carcinomas (UTUC), and its clinical relevance is unclear. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the impact of LND on clinical outcomes in a large multicenter se...

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Published in:	World journal of urology Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 465 - 472
Main Authors:	Burger, Maximilian, Shariat, Shahrokh F., Fritsche, Hans-Martin, Martinez-Salamanca, Juan Ignacio, Matsumoto, Kazumasa, Chromecki, Thomas F., Ficarra, Vincenzo, Kassouf, Wassim, Seitz, Christian, Pycha, Armin, Tritschler, Stefan, Walton, Thomas J., Novara, Giacomo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.08.2011 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Aged Carcinoma - mortality Carcinoma - pathology Carcinoma - surgery Female Humans International Cooperation Kaplan-Meier Estimate Lymph Node Excision Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Nephrology Nephrons - surgery Oncology Prognosis Regression Analysis Retrospective Studies Survival Rate Topic Paper Treatment Outcome Ureter - surgery Urologic Neoplasms - mortality Urologic Neoplasms - pathology Urologic Neoplasms - surgery Urologic Surgical Procedures - methods Urology Urothelium - pathology Lymphadenectomy Nephroureterectomy Lymph node Urothelial carcinoma Survival
ISSN:	0724-4983, 1433-8726, 1433-8726
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