The relationship between biochemical recurrence and number of lymph nodes removed during surgery for localized prostate cancer.

BMC Urol · 2023 · PMC10148506 · PMID 37118731

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Similarly, when lymph node groups were categorically grouped, men who underwent larger lymph node dissections had significantly lower rates of BCR as shown in Table 3 , with a significant trend towards lower risk of BCR with increased nodal yield (Cochran Mantel Haenszel test, p < 0.05).

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When the entire cohort of 2402 was analyzed (including those with nodes removed = 0) this effect again did not reach statistical significance (HR 1.03, 95% CI 0.99–1.07, p = 0.16) (Supplementary Table 2 ).

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