Prognostic Significance of Surgical Margin Status and Gleason Grade at the Positive Surgical Margin in Predicting Biochemical Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy in a Turkish Patient Cohort

Koparal, Murat; SÖZEN, TEVFİK; ASLAN, GÜVEN; BALTACI, Sümer; SÜER, EVREN; MÜEZZİNOĞLU, TALHA; AKDOĞAN, BÜLENT; TURKERI, LEVENT

doi:10.4274/uob.galenos.2020.1564

Prognostic Significance of Surgical Margin Status and Gleason Grade at the Positive Surgical Margin in Predicting Biochemical Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy in a Turkish Patient Cohort

Koparal M. Y., SÖZEN T. S., ASLAN G., BALTACI S., SÜER E., MÜEZZİNOĞLU T., ...More

UROONKOLOJI BULTENI-BULLETIN OF UROONCOLOGY, vol.20, no.1, pp.26-39, 2021 (ESCI, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 20 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2021
Doi Number: 10.4274/uob.galenos.2020.1564
Journal Name: UROONKOLOJI BULTENI-BULLETIN OF UROONCOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.26-39
Keywords: Radical prostatectomy, positive surgical margin, Gleason grade
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the prognostic role of positive surgical margin (PSM) features in addition to well-defined risk factors in predicting biochemical recurrence (BCR) after radical prostatectomy.