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World J Clin Oncol. Dec 10, 2015; 6(6): 237-251
Published online Dec 10, 2015. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v6.i6.237
Therapeutic role of template-based lymphadenectomy in urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract
Tsunenori Kondo, Toshio Takagi, Kazunari Tanabe
Tsunenori Kondo, Toshio Takagi, Kazunari Tanabe, Department of Urology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan
Author contributions: Kondo T wrote the paper; Kondo T and Takagi T collected the data; Tanabe K supervised the manuscript.
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Correspondence to: Tsunenori Kondo, MD, PhD, Department of Urology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, 8-1, Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan. tkondo@kc.twmu.ac.jp
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Received: May 28, 2015
Peer-review started: June 1, 2015
First decision: August 4, 2015
Revised: August 14, 2015
Accepted: October 1, 2015
Article in press: October 8, 2015
Published online: December 10, 2015
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Core tip: The role of lymphadenectomy in urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract had examined. A prospective study showed that anatomical template-based lymphadenectomy significantly improves patient survival in tumors of the renal pelvis. This benefit is demonstrated more clearly for patients with pT2 tumors or higher. The risk of regional node recurrence is significant reduced by template-based lymphadenectomy, which is likely to be associated with improved patient survival. The guidelines currently recommend lymphadenectomy for patients with muscle-invasive disease. Further studies are warranted to collect the evidence to support lymphadenectomy.