Prediction of lymph node invasion (LNI) after radical prostatectomy has been rarely assessed in robotically assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) series. We aimed to develop and externally validate a pretreatment nomogram for the prediction of LNI following RALP in patients with high- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer.
Prediction of lymph node invasion (LNI) after radical prostatectomy has been rarely assessed in robotically assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) series. We aimed to develop and externally validate a pretreatment nomogram for the prediction of LNI following RALP in patients with high- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer.
Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) instillation is a mainstay of adjunctive therapy for superficial bladder cancer that increases length of disease progression-free survival. Although usually well tolerated, moderate to severe local and systemic infectious complications can occur with this immunotherapy.
Our objective was to evaluate operating characteristics, particularly specificity and positive predictive value (PPV), by mapping plasma miR371 expression to actual clinical events in patients with a history of germ cell tumor.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force does not recommend routine screening for testicular cancer (TC) in asymptomatic men, essentially because serological testicular cancer (TC) biomarkers are not reliable.
Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and clinical value of suprapubic-assisted laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (SA-LESS) in nephroureterectomy using method of transvaginal natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) (SA-LESS+TV-NOSE NU).
The prevalence of Lynch syndrome and the use of universal tumor screening to identify Lynch syndrome among unselected patients with upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma, which is associated with Lynch syndrome, have not been closely investigated yet.
This article reviews the anatomy and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appearance of the penis. The recommended technique for MRI of the penis is outlined, with discussion of the benefits and drawbacks to imaging the penis after artificial erection.
Accurate nodal staging for male urogenital malignancies has important implications for therapy and prognosis. Male pelvic malignancies, including prostatic, penile, testicular, and bladder cancer, typically metastasize to regional lymph nodes first which is reported by the N-stage.
Interstitial Cystitis (IC) is a debilitating disorder of the bladder, with a multifactorial and poorly understood origin dealing with microcirculation repeated damages. Also Fibromyalgia (FM) is a persistent disorder whose etiology is not completely explained, and its theorized alteration of pain processing can compromise the quality of life.
