[Preoperative prediction of the presence of lymph node metastasis of prostatic carcinoma: reliability and clinical significance].
A total of 28 patients with clinically localized prostate cancer have undergone laparoscopic pelvic staging lymphadenectomy. In 21% of the patients pelvic lymph node metastases were diagnosed. If the Gleason score on needle biopsy was less than 6, the likelihood of lymph node metastases was 15%, whereas 50% of patients with a Gleason score of 6 or more had lymph node spreading; Whatever cutoff was used, the preoperative PSA value unreliable to predict the regional nodal status.
Trinchieri
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Clinica Urologica, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore di Milano.
Nespoli
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Rovera
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D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D011300:Preoperative Care; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen