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Lymphography in Carcinoma of the Prostate
Author(s) -
ZINGG E. J.,
FUCHS W. A.,
HÉRITIER P.,
GÖTHLIN J.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1974.tb03855.x
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate carcinoma , prostate , prostatectomy , carcinoma , lymph , radiology , external beam radiotherapy , radiation therapy , pathology , cancer , brachytherapy
Summary 60 patients with carcinoma of the prostate of all clinical stages were investigated by lymphography. Positive lymphographic findings were present in about 50% of the cases. The more advanced tumours were found to metastasise more frequently. Lymphography is indispensable to select patients with clinically limited disease to the prostate for radical prostatectomy. The anatomical display of the iliac and aortic lymph nodes on the lymphogram facilitates the selection of the portal fields in external beam megavoltage radiotherapy.