Table 3 Clinical and pathological characteristics of patients who underwent radical prostatectomy with one positive core, and two or more positive cores at biopsy
From: Characterization of prostate cancer detected at repeat biopsy
| Â | One positive core (n = 31) | Two or more positive cores (n = 56) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Age* | 69.1 ± 5.6 | 68.8 ± 5.2 | 0.67 |
PSA* | 12.5 ± 9.4 | 15.2 ± 14.0 | 0.021 |
Gleason score* | 6.8 ± 1.6 | 7.3 ± 1.6 | 0.20 |
No. of positive cores* | 1 | 3.7 ± 1.9 | 1.3 × 10-16 |
Pathological factor | Â | Â | 0.038 |
   ≤ pT2b | 21 (57%) | 25 (44%) |  |
   ≥ pT3a | 10 (43%) | 31 (56%) |  |
   pN0 | 30 (97%) | 51 (91%) | 0.31 |
   pN1 | 1 (3%) | 5 (9%) |  |
   cap (+) | 10 (32%) | 28 (44%) | 0.11 |
   pn (+) | 8 (26%) | 35 (51%) | 0.0001 |
   sv (+) | 2 (7%) | 12 (17%) | 0.069 |
   PSA failure | 10 (32%) | 20 (36%) | 0.75 |