The impact of lymph node status and features on oncological outcomes in urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract (UTUC) treated by nephroureterectomy

Adil Ouzzane,P. Colin,T. Ghoneim,Marc Zerbib,Alexandre de la Taille,F. Audenet,F. Saint,N. Hoarau,E. Adam,Marie Dominique Azemar,H. Bensadoun,L. Cormier,Olivier Cussenot,Alain Houlgatte,G. Karsenty,C. Maurin,François-Xavier Nouhaud,Véronique Phé,Thomas Polguer,Mathieu Roumiguié,Alain Ruffion,M. Rouprêt

The impact of lymph node status and features on oncological outcomes in urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract (UTUC) treated by nephroureterectomy

2013

Purpose Prognostic impact of lymphadenectomy during radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) for urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract (UTUC) is controversial. Our aim was to assess the impact of lymph node status (LNS) on survival in patients treated by RNU.

Keywords:

Urology
Lymph node
Carcinoma
Urinary system
Lymphadenectomy
General surgery
Medicine
in patient
urothelial carcinoma
Nephrology
Internal medicine
upper urinary tract

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