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Area of Science:

  • Urology
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Anatomy

Background:

  • Pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) is crucial for staging and controlling bladder cancer.
  • Assessing the adequacy of PLND, often by lymph node count, remains debated.
  • Anatomical studies on lymph node variability within PLND templates are lacking.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the number, variability, and distribution of pelvic lymph nodes.
  • To evaluate the utility of lymph node count as a surrogate for dissection extent in bladder cancer surgery.

Main Methods:

  • Super-extended PLND performed on 26 human cadavers.
  • Lymph nodes enumerated by a single pathologist across 12 dissection zones.
  • Comparison of super-extended and standard dissection templates using paired t test.

Main Results:

  • Super-extended PLND yielded a mean of 28.5 ± 11.5 nodes (range 10-53).
  • Standard PLND yielded a mean of 18.3 ± 6.3 nodes (range 8-28).
  • No significant differences in node counts based on age, sex, or cause of death.

Conclusions:

  • Substantial interindividual variation in pelvic lymph node counts (10-53) was observed.
  • Lymph node count has limited utility as a surrogate for dissection extent.
  • Implementing a surgical standard for minimum lymph node counts presents challenges.