Study design

retrospective single center study

Study time

2012-2018

Country

Italy

Object

patients were treated with RARP and ePLND for histologically confirmed PCa

Exclusion criteria

The ePLND template involved the removal of the fibro_x005ffatty tissue from the bifurcation of the common iliac artery (cranial limit) through the exterl iliac artery (laterally) and until the circumflex vein or the femoral cal. Furthermore, all fibrofatty tissue within the obturator fossa was removed to completely skeletonize the obturator nerve

Sample size

742

Topic classification

Prediction

Keypoint

This study developed a novel nomogram that combines PSA, ISUP grade groups, positive cores , and mpMRI-derived extracapsular extension score to predict the probability of lymph node invasion at fil pathology in RARP candidates.

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