Current status of lymph node-positive prostate cancer: Incidence and predictors of outcome

Gregory P. Swanson, Ian M. Thompson, Joseph Basler

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Resumen

In early surgical series, the incidence of positive lymph nodes in patients with prostate cancer was approximately 40%. In the modern era of screening and improved patient selection, the incidence is now <10%, although most series excluded patients with higher risk disease. The risk of having positive lymph nodes is influenced by disease stage, prostate-specific antigen level, and tumor grade and by the aggressiveness of lymph node dissection. Many of the same factors predict the outcome of these patients. Although the percentage of patients with positive lymph nodes has declined, there remain significant numbers of patients with lymph node-positive prostate cancer, and it remains a therapeutic dilemma.

Idioma originalEnglish (US)
Páginas (desde-hasta)439-450
Número de páginas12
PublicaciónCancer
Volumen107
N.º3
DOI
EstadoPublished - ago 1 2006

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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