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SUBMITTER: Luchini C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5443831 | biostudies-other | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Luchini Claudio C Fleischmann Achim A Boormans Joost L JL Fassan Matteo M Nottegar Alessia A Lucato Paola P Stubbs Brendon B Solmi Marco M Porcaro Antonio A Veronese Nicola N Brunelli Matteo M Scarpa Aldo A Cheng Liang L
Scientific reports 20170524 1
The extranodal extension (ENE) of nodal metastasis involves the extension of neoplastic cells through the lymph node capsule into the perinodal adipose tissue. This morphological feature has recently been indicated as an important prognostic factor in various cancer types, but its role in prostate cancer is still unclear. We aimed to clarify it, performing the first meta-analysis on this issue, comparing prognostic parameters in surgically treated, node-positive prostate cancer patients with (EN ...[more]