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Table 1 Summary of different recommendations for PLND in different guidelines

From: The role and controversy of pelvic lymph node dissection in prostate cancer treatment: a focused review

Guideline

Risk group

Assessment method

Threshold

Recommand PLND

PLND template

Recommendation Strength

EAU

Intermediate

Briganti nomogram

5%

ePLND

Obturator

Internal iliac

External iliac

Common iliac

Strong

High

/

/

Strong

AUA

NA

Nomogram

NA

ePLND

Obturator

Internal iliac

External iliac

Moderate

NCCN

Intermediate (Favorable & Unfavorable)

High

Very high

Nomogram

2%-7%

ePLND

Obturator

Internal iliac

External iliac

2A

China

Intermediate

MSKCC nomogram

5%

ePLND

Obturator

Internal iliac

External iliac

/

High

/

/

  1. Abbreviations: PLND pelvic lymph node dissection, ePLND extended PLND, EAU European Association of Urology, AUA American Urological Association, NCCN National Comprehensive Cancer Network, MSKCC Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center