Good Outcome for Patients with Few Lymph Node Metastases After Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy

Conflicting results exist regarding the value of an extended pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) in node-positive patients undergoing radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) for clinically localized prostate cancer.To assess the long-term outcome in node-positive patients who underwent extended PLND followed by RRP.A consecutive series of 122 node positive patients with negative preoperative staging examinations, no neoadjuvant hormonal or...