Reliability of frozen section examination of external iliac, hypogastric, and obturator lymph nodes during radical cystectomy: a multicenter study.

Adsan O., Baltaci S., Cal C., Buyukalpelli R., Ugurlu O., Bozlu M., ...More

Urology, vol.69, no.1, pp.83-6, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 69 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.urology.2006.09.042
  • Journal Name: Urology
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.83-6
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the accuracy of frozen section examination (FSE) for detecting lymph node (LN) metastasis in patients with bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy and pelvic LN dissection. To our knowledge, the accuracy of FSE to identify LN metastases in patients with bladder cancer is still undetermined.