Total Positive Margin Length as a Novel Prognostic Indicator After Radical Prostatectomy

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Authors

Takafumi Hibino · Nagoya University

Manabu Kato · Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daiichi Hospital

Toyonori Tsuzuki · Aichi Medical University

Toshinori Nishikimi · Japanese Red Cross Nagoya Daini Hospital

T. Kimura · Komaki City Hospital

Tomonori Komatsu · Chukyo Hospital

Kyosuke Hattori

Abstract

A risk classification incorporating total PSM length and pGP at the margin improves postoperative prognostic stratification for localized prostate cancer with PSMs. In cases with multiple PSMs, total PSM length may be more informative than the maximum PSM length European Association of Urology recommended.

Topics & Keywords

Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal of Urology

Volume 33, Issue 3, pp. e70395-e70395

DOI: 10.1111/iju.70395

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