An extended pelvic lymph-node dissection should be performed in most patients if radical prostatectomy is truly indicated
Fiona C Burkhard, Martin C Schumacher and Urs E Studer*
Correspondence *Department of Urology, University of Bern, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
Email urology.berne@insel.ch
There is considerable controversy regarding the role of extended pelvic lymph-node dissection (PLND) during radical prostatectomy. In the first of a pair of articles discussing this issue, Burkhard et al. speculate on the potential therapeutic benefit of extended PLND, and argue that it should be performed in the majority of patients undergoing radical prostatectomy.
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