| Literature DB >> 27004601 |
Prasanna Sooriakumaran1, Harveer S Dev2, Douglas Skarecky3, Thomas Ahlering3.
Abstract
Positive surgical margins (PSM) after radical prostatectomy (RP) are a predictor of biochemical recurrence (BCR), and highly dependent on surgeon, experience, and skill. The length and location PSMs are important, with significant differences between open and robotic RP. The impact of PSMs on BCR remains secondary to other clinico-pathologic variables: Gleason Score, pathologic stage, and baseline PSA. However, lower PSM rates are associated with reduced use of secondary interventions and patient anxiety of cancer recurrence.Entities:
Keywords: biochemical recurrence; positive surgical margins; prostate cancer; radical prostatectomy; robotic
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27004601 DOI: 10.1002/jso.24109
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Surg Oncol ISSN: 0022-4790 Impact factor: 3.454