Open AccessCan Anterior Prostatic Fat Harbor Prostate Cancer Metastasis? A Prospective Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Mohannad Hosny,
Bhavan Prasad,
Feras Aljaafari,
Saurabh Agarwal,
Tom McNicholas,
G. Boustead,
T. J. D. Lane,
James Adshead,
Nikhil Vasdev
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
current urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1661-7657
pISSN - 1661-7649
DOI - 10.1159/000447178
Subject(s) - medicine , prostatectomy , prostate cancer , prostate , dissection (medical) , urology , metastasis , lymphadenectomy , cancer , prospective cohort study , lymph node , lymphatic system , surgery , pathology
Traditionally anterior prostatic fat (APF) hasn't been included in pelvic lymph node (LN) dissection templates following radical prostatectomy. In this study we evaluate the incidence of lymphoid tissue in the APF and the incidence of LN metastasis in APF in patients who have undergone robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP).