Long-term Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Negative Pathology (pN0) at Primary Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients who undergo primary retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (pRPLND) for early-stage testicular cancer and have no cancer (pN0) found in the retroperitoneum are believed to have an excellent prognosis. However, some experience relapse, potentially due to limitations of current staging methods. We aim to describe long-term outcomes and relapse patterns among a contemporary cohort of patients found to be pN0 at pRPLND to identify opportunities for improved diagnostic approaches and optimal patient selection.

Methods

We reviewed our prospectively maintained database for patients who underwent pRPLND for nonseminomatous germ cell tumors at our tertiary cancer center during the period from January 1, 2000, through September 30, 2023 (n = 628). We excluded 282 pa

SUBMITTER: Baky F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11606754 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature