A clinical study on extended pelvic lymph node dissection of Chinese patients with intermediate-high risk localized prostate cancer——An analysis of preliminary data
WANG Miao1,2, LIU Ming1, ZHANG Wei3, ZHU Shengcai1, ZHANG Yaoguang1, ZHANG Dalei1, WANG Xuan1, WANG Jianye1
1 Department of Urology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Beijing 100730, China;
2 Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College;
3 Department of Pathology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology
Abstract:Objective: To determine the incidence of pelvic lymph node involvement and the complication rate of extended pelvic lymphadenectomy in a group of Chinese patients and to investigate the underlying prediction factors. Methods: A total of 32 consecutive patients with intermediate-high risk localized prostate cancer who underwent laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RP) and extended pelvic lymph node dissection (ePLND) during March, 2014 and June, 2018 in Beijing Hospital were retrospectively studied. The age of patients ranged from 56-78 years with a median age of 68.5 years. Pre-operation PSA level ranged from 5.17 to 180.15 μg/L with a median level of 20.52 μg/L. The Gleason score ranged from 6 to 10 with the median score of 7. Of those 32 patients, 4 were from intermediate risk group, and 17 were from high risk group. EPLND was performed first before radical prostatectomy. The template of the lymph node dissection included the genitofemoral nerve anterolaterally, the internal iliac artery posteromedially, the bifurcation of the common iliac artery cranially, and the origin of the epigastric vessels caudally. Lymph nodes were sent by separate packages to maximize lymph node inspection. Results: A total of 455 lymph nodes were removed with a median number of lymph nodes removed from each patient of 12.5 (ranging from 6 to 27). Of all 32 patients, 4 were found with lymph node invasion (LNI), giving a positive rate of 12.5%. The four patients with LNI were all from high risk group, with a pre-operation PSA level over 20 μg/L, biopsy Gleason score not less than 7, and a pathologic stage of T3bN1M0. Metastases were identified in all three regions, with two patients within obturator region, one in internal iliac and obturator region and one in internal iliac, external iliac and obturator region. Six patients had complications after surgery, giving a complication rate of 18.75%. Three of these complications have been attributed to nodal dissection, giving a rate of 9.4%. Conclusion: Extended pelvic lymph node dissection at the time of RP is a reliable diagnostic procedure to achieve more pathohistological staging information. It seems that patients from high risk group with a pre-operation PSA level over 20 μg/L, biopsy Gleason score not less than 7 tend to be more likely to have positive lymph nodes detected with ePLND. Further research is required to investigate more accurate positive rate and prediction factors for Chinese patients, as well as the therapeutic role of ePLND.
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WANG Miao, LIU Ming, ZHANG Wei, ZHU Shengcai, ZHANG Yaoguang, ZHANG Dalei, WANG Xuan, WANG Jianye. A clinical study on extended pelvic lymph node dissection of Chinese patients with intermediate-high risk localized prostate cancer——An analysis of preliminary data. JOURNAL OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE UROLOGY, 2019, 8(5): 334-339.
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