Table 2.
Data from 46 salvage lymph node dissections from 43 patients with nodal prostate cancer relapse
| Variables | Value |
|---|---|
| Age at salvage lymph node dissection (years) | |
| Mean/SD/median/range | 64.9/5.9/65.2/75 - 53 |
| Time from primary therapy to salvage lymph node dissection (years) | |
| Mean/SD/median/range | 4.9/3.4/4.4/15.7 – 0.4 |
| Regions affected with lymph node metastases (Histopathology) n (%) | |
| Pelvic only | 31/46 (67%) |
| Retroperitoneal only | 5/46 (11%) |
| Pelvic and retroperitoneal | 9/46 (20%) |
| Retroclavicular and retroperitoneal | 1/46 (2%) |
| Number of lymph nodes removed per surgery | |
| Mean/SD/median/range | 29.3/14.6/29.5/2 - 62 |
| Number of removed lymph nodes metastases per surgery | |
| Mean/SD/median/range | 7.9/4.5/8.6/1 - 44 |
| PSA at salvage lymph node dissection (ng/ml) | |
| Mean/SD/median/range | 8.7/14.5/3.2/0.57 – 72.62 |