肾癌根治性切除的同时是否应当行淋巴清扫一直颇具争议。目前,何时应行淋巴清扫尚无明确规定,淋巴清扫的范围也没有统一意见。本文综述了近年来关于肾癌淋巴清扫的新文献,讨论了为什么要行淋巴清扫、何时行淋巴清扫和怎样行淋巴清扫三个问题。 Radical resection of renal cell carcinoma should be performed at the same time lymph node dissection has been controversial. At present, there is no clear indication of when lymph nodes should be cleared and there is no uniform opinion about the extent of lymph node dissection. This review summarizes the recent literature on lymphatic dissection of kidney cancer and discusses the three issues of lymph node dissection, lymph node dissection and lymph node dissection.