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Periprostatic lymph node metastasis in prostate cancer and its clinical significance
Author(s) -
Deng FangMing,
Mendrinos Savvas E,
Das Kasturi,
Melamed Jonathan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
histopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.626
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1365-2559
pISSN - 0309-0167
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2011.04117.x
Subject(s) - medicine , prostatectomy , prostate cancer , micrometastasis , stage (stratigraphy) , radical retropubic prostatectomy , metastasis , prostate , cancer , pathology , urology , paleontology , biology
Deng F‐M, Mendrinos S E, Das K & Melamed J
(2012) Histopathology 60, 1004–1008
Periprostatic lymph node metastasis in prostate cancer and its clinical significance Aims: To evaluate the potential of periprostatic lymph node (LN) as a staging indicator, particularly with the use of methods for enhanced detection of micrometastasis. Methods and results: We retrieved cases with periprostatic LN from radical prostatectomy specimens accrued between 1997 and 2007 at our institution. Twenty‐one (0.8%) of 2663 radical prostatectomy specimens had periprostatic LNs (total number of LNs = 22). LN size ranged from 0.8 to 4.7 mm. Most of the periprostatic LNs were located close to the posterior base. Seven (32%) of 22 LNs were involved by metastatic prostate cancer (PCa), including five detected on routine haematoxylin and ceosin slides and an additional two detected only by immunohistochemistry. Cases with periprostatic LNs had a significantly higher metastatic rate (29%; six of 21) compared to those with pelvic LNs sampled at radical prostectatomy in our institution (1.9%). When compared to cases with negative periprostatic LNs ( n = 15), the tumour characteristics of cases with metastatic periprostatic LNs ( n = 6) included higher tumour volume, Gleason score, stage and a greater propensity for prostate‐specific antigen (PSA) recurrence. Conclusions: Despite their infrequent identification, periprostatic LNs if detected in the radical prostatectomy specimen should be evaluated with greater scrutiny (step sections and/or immunohistochemical studies) to evaluate their prognostic potential.