Positivity Versus Number of Lymph Nodes Removed During Pelvic Nodal Dissection
Pelvic dissection | PSMA PET | |||||
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No. of nodes removed | pN0 | pN1 | Positivity rate | No metastasis | Metastatic disease | Positivity rate |
1–2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
5–15 | 38 | 3 | 7.3% | 33 | 8 | 19.5% |
>15 | 8 | 13 | 61.9% | 11 | 10 | 52.4% |