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 ...

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 ...

Whole-pelvic radiation conferred a 67% lower risk of all-cause mortality among patients younger than 65 with unfavorable-risk prostate cancer. Treatment with whole-pelvic radiation therapy (WPRT) may ...