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Table 1 Clinical and histological characteristics of patients according to the extent of positive surgical margin (PSM)

From: Extent of positive surgical margins following radical prostatectomy: impact on biochemical recurrence with long-term follow-up

 

Total cohort n (%)

fPSM n (%)

ePSM n (%)

p

Patients (n)

189

115 (60.9)

74 (39.1)

 

Mean age (standard deviation)

71.8 (+/−6.3)

70.3 (+/−7.5)

74.1 (+/−8.3)

0.006

Mean PSA (standard deviation)

8.8 (+/−4.3)

8.1 (+/−3.6)

10.0 (+/−4.9)

0.003

Gleason Score (pG)

   

0.14

 ≤ 6

63 (33.3)

43 (37.4)

20 (27)

 7

119 (63)

68 (59.1)

51 (68.9)

 3 + 4

96 (49.2)

57 (49.6)

36 (48.6)

 4 + 3

23 (13.8)

11 (9.6)

15 (20.3)

 ≥8

7 (3.7)

4 (3.5)

3 (4)

pT Stage

   

0.61

 T2a

15 (7.9)

9 (7.8)

6 (8.1)

 T2b

24 (12.7)

16 (13.9)

8 (10.8)

 T2c

101 (53.4)

64 (55.6)

37 (50)

 T3a

49 (25.9)

26 (22.6)

23 (31.1)

Median follow-up (months)

101.1

95.3

110.3

0.08

  1. fPSM focal positive surgical margin, ePSM extensive positive surgical margin, PSA prostate-specific antigen