Sentinel lymph node dissection in more than 1200 prostate cancer cases: Rate and prediction of lymph node involvement depending on preoperative tumor characteristics

Abstract

The rate of lymph node involvement seems to be higher in the examined sentinel collective than expected according to the European Guideline nomogram. The first sentinel-based lymph node involvement prediction model can assist in deciding on the indication for sentinel-lymphadenectomy. The validation of a corresponding sentinel-based nomogram is still missing.