Analysis of risk factors of involvement of seminal vesicles in patients with prostate cancer undergoing radical prostatectomy

Analysis of risk factors of involvement of seminal vesicles in patients with prostate cancer undergoing radical prostatectomy

OBJECTIVE: To determine through preoperative serum PSA level, Gleason score on biopsy and percentage of fragments affected by tumor on biopsy, the probability of involvement of the seminal vesicles. MATERIALS AND METHODS: During the period between March 1991 to December 2002, we selected 899 patient...

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Main Authors: Marcos F. Dall'Oglio, Alexandre C. Sant'Anna, Alberto A. Antunes, Luciano J. Nesrallah, Katia R. Leite, Miguel Srougi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2004-12-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
Subjects:
prostatic neoplasms
neoplasm staging
prostate-specific antigen
biopsy
seminal vesicle
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