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Location of Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Metastases in Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma : Results from a Prospective Lymph Node Mapping Study

Bobjer, Johannes LU ; Gerdtsson, Axel LU ; Abrahamsson, Johan LU ; Baseckas, Gediminas ; Bergkvist, Mats ; Bläckberg, Mats LU ; Brändstedt, Johan LU ; Jancke, Georg LU ; Hagberg, Oskar LU and Kollberg, Petter LU , et al. (2023) In European Urology Open Science 57. p.37-44
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Background: There is limited information on the distribution of retroperitoneal lymph node metastases (LNMs) in upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). Objective: To investigate the location of LNMs in UTUC of the renal pelvis or proximal ureter and short-term complications after radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) with lymph node dissection (LND). Design, setting, and participants: This was a prospective Nordic multicenter study (four university hospitals, two county hospitals). Patients with clinically suspected locally advanced UTUC (stage >T1) and/or clinical lymph node–positive (cN+) disease were invited to participate. Participants underwent RNU and fractionated retroperitoneal LND using predefined side-specific templates.... (More)

Background: There is limited information on the distribution of retroperitoneal lymph node metastases (LNMs) in upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). Objective: To investigate the location of LNMs in UTUC of the renal pelvis or proximal ureter and short-term complications after radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) with lymph node dissection (LND). Design, setting, and participants: This was a prospective Nordic multicenter study (four university hospitals, two county hospitals). Patients with clinically suspected locally advanced UTUC (stage >T1) and/or clinical lymph node–positive (cN+) disease were invited to participate. Participants underwent RNU and fractionated retroperitoneal LND using predefined side-specific templates. Outcome measurements and statistical analysis: The location of LNMs in the LND specimen and retroperitoneal lymph node recurrences during follow-up was recorded. Postoperative complications within 90 d of surgery were ascertained from patient charts. Descriptive statistics were used. Results and limitations: LNMs were present in the LND specimen in 23/100 patients, and nine of 100 patients experienced a retroperitoneal recurrence. Distribution per side revealed LNMs in the LND specimen in 11/38 (29%) patients with right-sided tumors, for whom the anatomically larger, right-sided template was used, in comparison to 12/62 (19%) patients with left-sided tumors, for whom a more limited template was used. High-grade complications (Clavien grade ≥3) within 90 d of surgery were registered for 13/100 patients. The study is limited in size and not powered to assess survival estimates. Conclusions: The suggested templates that we prospectively applied for right-sided and left-sided LND in patients with advanced UTUC included the majority of LNMs. High-grade complications directly related to the LND part of the surgery were limited. Patient summary: This study describes the location of lymph node metastases in patients with cancer in the upper urinary tract who underwent surgery to remove the affected kidney and ureter. The results show that most metastases occur within the template maps for lymph node surgery that we investigated, and that this surgery can be performed with few severe complications.

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Lymph node dissection, Lymph node metastases, Urinary tract cancer
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European Urology Open Science
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57
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8 pages
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Elsevier
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  • scopus:85173799586
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2666-1691
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10.1016/j.euros.2023.09.010
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English
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  abstract     = {{<p>Background: There is limited information on the distribution of retroperitoneal lymph node metastases (LNMs) in upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). Objective: To investigate the location of LNMs in UTUC of the renal pelvis or proximal ureter and short-term complications after radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) with lymph node dissection (LND). Design, setting, and participants: This was a prospective Nordic multicenter study (four university hospitals, two county hospitals). Patients with clinically suspected locally advanced UTUC (stage &gt;T1) and/or clinical lymph node–positive (cN+) disease were invited to participate. Participants underwent RNU and fractionated retroperitoneal LND using predefined side-specific templates. Outcome measurements and statistical analysis: The location of LNMs in the LND specimen and retroperitoneal lymph node recurrences during follow-up was recorded. Postoperative complications within 90 d of surgery were ascertained from patient charts. Descriptive statistics were used. Results and limitations: LNMs were present in the LND specimen in 23/100 patients, and nine of 100 patients experienced a retroperitoneal recurrence. Distribution per side revealed LNMs in the LND specimen in 11/38 (29%) patients with right-sided tumors, for whom the anatomically larger, right-sided template was used, in comparison to 12/62 (19%) patients with left-sided tumors, for whom a more limited template was used. High-grade complications (Clavien grade ≥3) within 90 d of surgery were registered for 13/100 patients. The study is limited in size and not powered to assess survival estimates. Conclusions: The suggested templates that we prospectively applied for right-sided and left-sided LND in patients with advanced UTUC included the majority of LNMs. High-grade complications directly related to the LND part of the surgery were limited. Patient summary: This study describes the location of lymph node metastases in patients with cancer in the upper urinary tract who underwent surgery to remove the affected kidney and ureter. The results show that most metastases occur within the template maps for lymph node surgery that we investigated, and that this surgery can be performed with few severe complications.</p>}},
  author       = {{Bobjer, Johannes and Gerdtsson, Axel and Abrahamsson, Johan and Baseckas, Gediminas and Bergkvist, Mats and Bläckberg, Mats and Brändstedt, Johan and Jancke, Georg and Hagberg, Oskar and Kollberg, Petter and Lundström, Karl Johan and Löfgren, Annica and Nyberg, Martin and Rian Mårtensson, Liselotte and Saemundsson, Ymir and Ståhl, Elin and Sörenby, Anne and Warnolf, Åsa and Liedberg, Fredrik}},
  issn         = {{2666-1691}},
  keywords     = {{Lymph node dissection; Lymph node metastases; Urinary tract cancer}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{37--44}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{European Urology Open Science}},
  title        = {{Location of Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Metastases in Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma : Results from a Prospective Lymph Node Mapping Study}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.euros.2023.09.010}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.euros.2023.09.010}},
  volume       = {{57}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}