Higher Prostate Weight Is Inversely Associated with Gleason Score Upgrading in Radical Prostatectomy Specimens

Background. Protective factors against Gleason upgrading and its impact on outcomes after surgery warrant better definition. Patients and Methods. Consecutive 343 patients were categorized at biopsy (BGS) and prostatectomy (PGS) as Gleason score, ≤6, 7, and ≥8; 94 patients (27.4%) had PSA recurrence...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Oliveira Reis, Emerson Luis Zani, Leandro L. L. Freitas, Fernandes Denardi, Athanase Billis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Advances in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/710421
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