Biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy: is the disease or the surgeon to blame?
Int. braz. j. urol
; 37(3): 328-335, May-June 2011. tab
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The PSA recurrence develops in 27 to 53 percent within ten years after radical prostatectomy (RP). We investigated the factors (disease grade and stage or the surgeon's expertise,) more likely to influence biochemical recurrence in men post-radical prostatectomy for organ-confined prostate cancer by different surgeons in the same institution. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A total of 510 patients that underwent radical prostatectomy were investigated retrospectively. Biochemical recurrence was defined as detection of a PSA level of > 0.20 ng/mL by two subsequent measurements. The causes, which are likely to influence the development of PSA recurrence, were separated into two groups as those related to the disease and those related to the surgical technique.RESULTS:
Biochemical recurrence was detected in 23.5 percent (120 cases) of 510 cases. The parameters most likely to influence biochemical recurrence were PSA level (p < 0.0001), T stage (p < 0.0001), the presence of extracapsular invasion prostate (p < 0.0001), Gleason scores (p = 0.042, p < 0.0001) and the presence of biopsy with perineural invasion (p = 0.03). The only surgical factor that demonstrated relevance was inadvertent capsular incision during the surgery that influenced the PSA recurrence (p < 0.0001).CONCLUSION:
The PSA recurrence was detected in 21.6 percent of patients who had been treated with radical prostatectomy within 5 years, which indicates that the parameters related to the disease and the patient have a pivotal role in the PSA recurrence.
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Main subject:
Prostatectomy
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Prostatic Neoplasms
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Urology
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Prostate-Specific Antigen
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Int. braz. j. urol
Journal subject:
Urology
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Turkey
Institution/Affiliation country:
Ege University Medical Faculty/TR