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Table 2 Clinical and histological characteristics of patients exhibiting biochemical recurrence (BR)

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

 

Total PSM

fPSM

ePSM

p

N

54

14

40

 

Mean PSA

9.0

6.4

9.5

0.001

pT Stage

 pT2 n (%)

31 (57.4)

9 (64.3)

22 (55.0)

0.081

 pT3a n (%)

23 (42.6)

5 (35.7)

18 (45.0)

0.010

Gleason score pG

 pG ≤ 6 n (%)

17 (31.5)

2 (14.3)

15 (37.5)

0.002

 pG = 3 + 4 n (%)

19 (35.2)

6 (42.9)

13 (32.5)

0.023

 pG = 4 + 3 n (%)

13 (24.0)

4 (28.6)

9 (22.5)

0.097

 pG ≥ 8 n (%)

5 (9.3)

2 (14.2)

3 (7.5)

0.174

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