PAULO AFONSO DE CARVALHO

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    ROBOT-ASSISTED EXTENDED PELVIC LYMPH NODE DISSECTION IN PROSTATE CANCER, WHEN AND HOW?
    (2019) SIERRA, Pablo S.; LESTINGI, Jean F. P.; ALBUQUERQUE, Emanuel V.; PONTES JR., Jose; CARVALHO, Paulo A. de; CAVALCANTE, Alexandre; GUGLIELMETTI, Giuliano B.; NAHAS, William C.; COELHO, Rafael F.
    OBJECTIVE: To review the literature evaluating the role of the extended pelvic lymph node dissection ePLND during robot assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) in the management of PCa patients, as well as the preoperative clinic pathologic factors that predict lymph node metastases (LNM). The technique and current outcomes of robotic ePLND will be presented. METHODS: Medline (R)/Pubmed (R) were searched up to august 2018 to find comparative studies of different anatomic limits of pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) during RARP, open or pure laparoscopic surgery that reported number of nodes retrieved, oncologic outcomes and complications. The search was complemented to identify studies that evaluated diagnostic images and factors that predict LNM. Overall, 44 articles were included for full text review. RESULTS: There is not an imaging technique with an acceptable performance to select patients for PLND, the decision to perform a PLND is based on clinical characteristics described on validated nomograms. Median lymph node yield at RARP range from 5 to 21 depending on the extent of PLND, positivity rate of LN as high as 37% depending on the risk stratification of patients. Robot-assisted can be carried out to any extent with lymph node yields and safety concerns comparable to the open approach. CONCLUSION: Extended pelvic lymph node dissection is recommended to be performed at the time of RARP in intermediate and high-risk patients and cannot be replaced by other modalities. A benefit in terms of oncologic outcomes remains to be established. The robot assisted approach offers shorter length of hospital stay, lower transfusion rates and comparable outcomes compared to other surgical approaches.
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    Scoring system for prediction of overall survival in patients with renal cell carcinoma T3aN0M0
    (2024) SUARTZ, Caio Vinicius; CORDEIRO, Mauricio Dener; CARVALHO, Paulo Afonso de; GALLUCCI, Fabio Pescarmona; RIBEIRO-FILHO, Leopoldo Alves; CARDILI, Leonardo; SIVARAMAN, Arjun; AUDENET, Francois; MOTA, Jose Mauricio; NAHAS, William Carlos
    ObjectiveWe aim to create a new score to predict postoperative overall survival in patients with nonmetastatic T3aN0 renal cell carcinoma.MethodsWe reviewed the clinical data of adult patients who underwent radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma between December 2007 and January 2022 in a single tertiary oncological institution. Clinical characteristics, clinical-pathological staging and histopathological characteristics were analysed. Survival analyses were determined using the Kaplan-Meier curve. A nomogram was established using Cox proportional hazard regression to identify the prognostic factors affecting the overall survival. The area under the curve, calibration curves and decision curve analysis were used to evaluate prognostic efficacy.ResultsWe analyzed 362 patients classified as pT3aN0M0 stage with a median follow-up of 40 months. According to Cox univariate and multivariate analyses, weight loss greater than 5% in 6 months before surgery, stage V chronic kidney disease after radical nephrectomy, sarcomatoid pattern, and coagulative tumor necrosis were identified as predictors of overall survival. We developed a score and performed internal and external validation. The time-dependent receiver operating characteristic curve, area under the curve value and calibration curve analysis showed good prediction ability of the score. The nomogram can effectively predict and stratify overall survival after radical nephrectomy in patients with pT3aN0M0 renal cell carcinoma.ConclusionPatients with pT3aN0MO renal cell carcinoma exhibited different characteristics, and those with unfavourable characteristics deserve greater attention during follow-up. This nomogram provides an accurate prediction of overall survival after radical nephrectomy.