[Errors in the clinical staging of prostatic cancer].
The relationship between the clinical and pathological stages of clinically localized prostate cancer (PCa) was analyzed in 68 patients. All of then underwent ilio-obstructive lymphadenectomy and node affectation was found in 16 patients (23%). Out of 64 patients undergoing radical prostatectomy, 23 (36%) presented invasion of prostate capsule and/or seminal vesicle infiltration. Of the total 68 patients, 28 (41%) showed local dissemination and/or nodular affectation. A direct correlation was seen between clinical stage and both incidence of local dissemination and nodular affectation. Pre-operative PSA and tumoral grade were correlated to the pathological stage.
Abad
J I
JI
Departamento de Urología, Clínica Universitaria, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Navarra.
Rodríguez-Rubio
F I
FI
Rosell
D
D
Agüera
L
L
Martín-Marquina
A
A
Robles
J E
JE
Zudaire
J J
JJ
Berián
J M
JM
D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*
D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen