Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy and Lymph Node Dissection After Renal Transplantation

Videourology ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anil A. Thomas ◽  
Rakesh Khanna ◽  
Gilberto Chavarria ◽  
Humberto Laydner ◽  
Gary W. Chien ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 67 (9) ◽  
pp. 787-791 ◽  
Author(s):  
J J Aning ◽  
R Thurairaja ◽  
D A Gillatt ◽  
A J Koupparis ◽  
E W Rowe ◽  
...  

AimsTo assess the lymph node content of anterior prostatic fat (APF) sent routinely at robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) and the incidence of positive nodes in the extended pelvic lymph node dissection.MethodsBetween September 2008 and April 2012, APF excised from 282 patients who underwent RALP was sent for pathological analysis. This tissue was completely embedded and lymph nodes counted.ResultsIn total, 49/282 (17%) patients had lymph nodes in the APF, median lymph node yield in this tissue was 1 (range 1–5). In four patients, the lymph nodes contained metastatic deposits. These patients did not have positive nodes elsewhere in the extended lymph node dissection.ConclusionsAPF contains lymph nodes in 1 in 6 patients and infrequently these may be malignant. APF should always be removed at radical prostatectomy. APF should be routinely sent for pathological analysis.


2010 ◽  
Vol 183 (4S) ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrique Ian Lorenzo ◽  
Cheol Kyu Oh ◽  
Young Hoon Lee ◽  
Young Jae Im ◽  
Won Sik Jang ◽  
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