PMID: 8608486Mar 1, 1996Paper

The results of radical prostatectomy at a community hospital during the prostate specific antigen era

Cancer
M C Smitt, M Heltzel

Abstract

The use of radical prostatectomy in the treatment of prostate cancer has increased with the advent of prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening. Few series have examined the relapse rates after prostatectomy relative to pre-treatment prognostic factors, such as preoperative PSA and Gleason scores. The characteristics and outcome of patients diagnosed with prostate cancer and treated with radical prostatectomy at community hospitals in the prostate specific antigen era have not been described in detail. The tumor registry records were obtained for all patients diagnosed with prostate cancer and treated with radical prostatectomy at Washington Hospital, Fremont, CA, from 1990 through 1993. The clinical and pathologic characteristics, including the original pathology report, for the 100 patients were reviewed by a single physician. Relapse was defined by the persistence or appearance of a PSA value greater than 0.2 ng/mL (Hybritech, Inc., San Diego, CA) following surgery or by clinical evidence of recurrent disease. Crude and actuarial probabilities of relapse were analyzed relative to pre-treatment PSA values, Gleason score, pathologic stage, and surgical margin status. The median follow-up time was 2.5 years. The pT-classificati...Continue Reading

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