Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3875313 | The Journal of Urology | 2009 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Pathological extension of the primary tumor was the most relevant predictor of positive surgical margins. In patients with organ confined disease the presence of perineural invasion was significantly associated with positive surgical margins.
Keywords
Robot assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomyPSALRPRALPTRUSPSMRRPProstate specific antigenResidualPositive surgical marginRadical prostatectomyRoboticsTransrectal ultrasoundbody mass indexBMINeoplasmProstatic neoplasmsRadical retropubic prostatectomyLaparoscopic radical prostatectomyProstatectomy
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Authors
Vincenzo Ficarra, Giacomo Novara, Silvia Secco, Carolina D'Elia, Rafael Boscolo-Berto, Marina Gardiman, Stefano Cavalleri, Walter Artibani,