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Does radical prostatectomy in the presence of positive pelvic lymph nodes enhance survival?

โœ Scribed by H. A. Frazier; J. E. Robertson; D. F. Paulson


Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Year
1994
Tongue
English
Weight
472 KB
Volume
12
Category
Article
ISSN
0724-4983

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โœฆ Synopsis


selected patients with stage D1 prostate cancer . This investigation was undertaken to determine if radical prostatectomy in the presence of nodal extension would enhance the survival of patients. The hypothesis to be tested was whether patients with node-positive disease have a survival experience independent of the local treatment.


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