Contemporary trends of pelvic lymph node dissection at radical cystectomy for urothelial carcinoma of urinary bladder and associated cancer specific mortality and complications: comparison between octogenarian versus younger patients

摘要

Background: We analysed contemporary pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) trend during radical cystectomy (RC) for urothelial carcinoma of urinary bladder (UCUB), as well as PLND association with cancer specific mortality (CSM) and complications after stratification according to octogenarian vs. younger age.