Pelvic lymph node dissection is the only reliable method of staging for clinically localized prostate cancer. Despite the obvious prognostic advantages conferred by accurate staging, pelvic lymph node ...

Metastatic prostate cancer is also referred to as stage 4 or advanced prostate cancer. It's cancer that began in the prostate, a gland located under the bladder of people assigned male at birth, and ...

Advanced imaging, particularly PSMA PET scans, enhances detection of microscopic disease, allowing for more precise treatment ...

According to a new analysis, PLND does not impact recurrence-free survival but may reduce metastatic spread in intermediate- and high-risk prostate cancer. The benefit of PLND is most evident in ...

When the doctors do tests to diagnose cancer, they always check your lymph nodes to see how much it has spread. This information not only helps them figure out how advanced the cancer is but also ...