Detailed Analysis of Patients with Metastasis to the Prostatic Anterior Fat Pad Lymph Nodes: A Multi-Institutional Study

Abstract

Most patients with prostatic anterior fat pad metastatic disease had intermediate to high risk features preoperatively. In some patients with such lymph node metastasis removing these lymph nodes resulted in prolonged biochemical recurrence-free survival. Therefore, we recommend that the prostatic anterior fat pad be removed in all patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. However, pathological analysis of the prostatic anterior fat pad may be limited to patients with intermediate to high risk oncological features preoperatively.