Predictive factors for biochemical recurrence in radical prostatectomy patients

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Turk H., Celik O., Un S., Yoldas M., Isoglu C. S., Karabicak M., ...More

CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, vol.68, no.4, pp.404-409, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 68 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.5173/ceju.2015.606
  • Journal Name: CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.404-409
  • Keywords: prostate cancer, radical prostatectomy, recurrence, Gleason score, POSITIVE SURGICAL MARGINS, PERINEURAL INVASION, RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY, PROGNOSTIC-SIGNIFICANCE, ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE, DISEASE RECURRENCE, SEMINAL-VESICLE, CAPSULAR INVASION, ADJUVANT THERAPY, CANCER INCIDENCE
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction Radical prostatectomy (RP) is considered the best treatment for the management of localized prostate cancer in patients with life expectancy over 10 years. However, a complete recovery is not guaranteed for all patients who received/underwent RP treatment. Biochemical recurrence is frequently observed during the post-operative follow-up period. The main objective in this study is to evaluate the predictive factors of biochemical recurrence in localized prostate cancer patients who underwent RP surgery