Pathological Features After Radical Prostatectomy In Potential Candidates For Active Monitoring

UroToday.com- In a report by Dr. Griffin and associates in the July 2007 early view of the Journal of Urology pathologic features from radical prostatectomy (RP) specimens of low risk prostate cancer (CaP) are assessed. The suggestion is made that up to one-third of these men are under-staged and would be at risk for disease progression if they had chosen active surveillance.Between 2003 and 2006 664 men underwent RP with prostate biopsy data available. [click link for full article]

More: continued here

Filed under: Prostate on September 4th, 2007