Open AccessLymph node dissection during radical cystectomy following prior radiation therapy: results from the SEER database
Author(s) -
Mahir Maruf,
Abhinav Sidana,
Stephanie Purnell,
Amit Jain,
Sam J. Brancato,
Piyush K. Agarwal
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international urology and nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.619
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1573-2584
pISSN - 0301-1623
DOI - 10.1007/s11255-017-1751-3
Subject(s) - medicine , cystectomy , nephrology , dissection (medical) , lymph node , radiation therapy , general surgery , oncology , urology , bladder cancer , surgery , cancer
Population studies of patients undergoing radical cystectomy (RC) for bladder cancer (BC) suggest that a more extended lymph node dissection (LND) increases survival. However, information regarding LNDs of patients undergoing RC with a history of radiation therapy for BC is largely unknown. This study aims to define the lymph node yield (LNY) in patients undergoing RC for BC following radiation of the bladder using the surveillance epidemiology and end results (SEER) database.