2022
Association of Lymph Node Count and Survival after Primary Retroperitoneal Lymphadenectomy for Nonseminomatous Testicular Cancer
Patel H, Srivastava A, Kim S, Patel H, Pierorazio P, Bagrodia A, Masterson T, Ghodoussipour S, Kim I, Singer E, Jang T. Association of Lymph Node Count and Survival after Primary Retroperitoneal Lymphadenectomy for Nonseminomatous Testicular Cancer. Journal Of Urology 2022, 207: 1057-1066. PMID: 34978466, DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000002369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary retroperitoneal lymph node dissectionRetroperitoneal lymph node dissectionNonseminomatous germ cell tumorsLymph node countLymph nodesOverall survivalTherapeutic implicationsTesticular nonseminomatous germ cell tumorsFive-year OS ratesHigher lymph node countLymph node-positive diseasePrimary retroperitoneal lymphadenectomyClinical stage INational Cancer DatabaseLymph node dissectionNode-positive diseaseKaplan-Meier methodNonseminomatous testicular cancerCS IGerm cell tumorsLogistic regression analysisNode countImproved OSNode dissectionRetroperitoneal lymphadenectomy
2013
Detailed Analysis of Patients with Metastasis to the Prostatic Anterior Fat Pad Lymph Nodes: A Multi-Institutional Study
Kim I, Modi P, Sadimin E, Ha Y, Kim J, Skarecky D, Cha D, Wambi C, Ou Y, Yuh B, Park S, Llukani E, Albala D, Wilson T, Ahlering T, Badani K, Ahn H, Lee D, May M, Kim W, Lee D. Detailed Analysis of Patients with Metastasis to the Prostatic Anterior Fat Pad Lymph Nodes: A Multi-Institutional Study. Journal Of Urology 2013, 190: 527-534. PMID: 23485503, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.02.073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstatic anterior fat padAnterior fat padLymph node metastasisMetastatic diseaseLymph nodesNode metastasisFat padPathological analysisMost patientsConcomitant pelvic lymph node dissectionPelvic lymph node dissectionBiochemical recurrence-free survivalAdjuvant/salvage therapyLymph node dissectionCharacteristics of patientsHigh-risk featuresTertiary care centerRecurrence-free survivalMulti-institutional studyPerioperative characteristicsSalvage therapyAdjuvant therapyNode dissectionAndrogen ablationClinical outcomes