Revisiting extraprostatic extension based on invasion depth and number for new algorithm for substaging of pT3a prostate cancer

Abstract Extraprostatic extension (EPE) is a factor in determining pT3a stage in prostate cancer. However, the only distinction in EPE is whether it is focal or non-focal, causing diagnostic and prognostic ambiguity. We substaged pT3a malignancies using classification of EPE to improve personalized...

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Main Authors: Cheol Keun Park, Yeon Seung Chung, Young Deuk Choi, Won Sik Ham, Won Sik Jang, Nam Hoon Cho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93340-3