Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9311707 | Urology | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The presence of a positive surgical margin in the radical prostatectomy specimen has an adverse effect on prognosis. The greatest risk of biochemical recurrence may be expected if a positive surgical margin is present with Gleason sum 7 to 10 disease or lymph node invasion.
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Authors
Pierre I. Karakiewicz, James A. Eastham, Markus Graefen, Ilias Cagiannos, Phillip D. Stricker, Eric Klein, Thomas Cangiano, Fritz H. Schröder, Peter T. Scardino, Michael W. Kattan,