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*# '''Absence of pelvic nodal metastases (pN3)''' | *# '''Absence of pelvic nodal metastases (pN3)''' | ||
*## '''i.e. pN1, and lack of features associated with pN2 and pN3''' | *## '''i.e. pN1, and lack of features associated with pN2 and pN3''' | ||
* '''Indications for pelvic lymph node dissection in patients | * '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Indications for pelvic lymph node dissection in patients undergoing inguinal lymph node dissection for curative intent (no pelvic adenopathy):</span>''' | ||
*# '''≥2 positive inguinal lymph nodes''' | *# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">≥2 positive inguinal lymph nodes</span>''' | ||
*# '''Extra-nodal extension is present''' | *# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Extra-nodal extension is present</span>''' | ||
*## '''PLND in this setting serves as staging tool to identify patients who should be considered for adjunctive therapy''' | *## '''PLND in this setting serves as staging tool to identify patients who should be considered for adjunctive therapy''' | ||
*## '''PLND includes the distal common iliac, external iliac, and obturator groups of nodes.''' | *## '''PLND includes the distal common iliac, external iliac, and obturator groups of nodes.''' | ||