Prognostic impact of palpable prostate tumors on disease progression after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a single-center experience.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the impact of palpable prostate tumors on digital rectal exam (DRE) on the disease progression of prostate cancer (PCa) treated with RARP surgery in a tertiary referral center.

Materials and methods

Overall, 901 patients were evaluated in a period ranging from January 2013 to October 2020. In the surgical specimen, unfavorable pathology included ISUP grade group ≥3, seminal vesicle invasion (SVI), and pelvic lymph node invasion (PLNI). Disease progression was defined as the occurrence of biochemical recurrence and/or local recurrence and/or distant metastases; its association with the primary endpoint was evaluated by Cox's proportional model.

Results

Palpable prostate tumors were detected in 359 (39.8%) patients. The overall med

SUBMITTER: Porcaro AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10492703 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature