Is radical cystectomy indicated in patients with regional lymphatic metastases?
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Is radical cystectomy indicated in patients with regional lymphatic metastases?
The records of 21 patients who had radical cystectomies for the treatment of locally advanced bladder cancer and were found to have regional lymphatic metastases have been reviewed. Ten of these patients had only one lymph node involved (N1), and 11 patients had metastases in more than one lymph node (N2-3). Four patients with N1 disease and 1 patient with N2-3 disease survived tumor-free great...
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عنوان ژورنال: Urology
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0090-4295
DOI: 10.1016/0090-4295(88)90142-2