Reproductive System & Sexual Disorders: Current Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-038X
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ISSN: 2161-038X
+44 1300 500008
Szymon Kawecki
Poland
Research Article
Endoscopic, Transperitoneal Radical Prostatectomy with 3.0-T mpMRI Stratifies Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer
Author(s): Wojciech Michalak, Mieszko Kozikowski, Szymon Kawecki, Łukasz Nyk, Jan Powroźnik and Jakub DobruchWojciech Michalak, Mieszko Kozikowski, Szymon Kawecki, Łukasz Nyk, Jan Powroźnik and Jakub Dobruch
Objective: Recent years have brought a significant shift in case selection for the surgical treatment of prostate cancer (PCa). Primary surgical management is increasingly implemented in more aggressive tumors, however the role of radical prostatectomy (RP) in advanced cases remains controversial. The aim of the present study is to explore cancer diversity in patients who were subjected to endoscopic, transperitoneal RP due to very high-risk advanced PCa. Methods: Our database was screened for prostate cancer patients with clinically diagnosed seminal vesicles infiltration and/or invasion of other adjacent structures (cT3b-4 N0) and/or suspected nodal involvement (cT1-4 N1) who underwent ERP. Twenty cases were identified: 11 patients with cT3b-4 N0 disease and 9 patients with suspected nodal involvement. The preoperative tumor stage was assessed with the use of multiparametric magneti.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-038X.1000189