Predictive Value of Positive Surgical Margins after Radical Prostatectomy for Lymph Node Metastasis in Locally Advanced Prostate Carcinoma
Introduction. Suspected locally advanced prostate carcinoma shows lymph node involvement in a high percentage of cases. For a long time, such patients were not radically prostatectomised. In recent years, however, this viewpoint has changed. Material and Methods. We analysed a single-centre series o...
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| author | Wolfgang Otto Peter Gerber Wolfgang Rößler Wolf F. Wieland Stefan Denzinger |
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| description | Introduction. Suspected locally advanced prostate carcinoma shows lymph node involvement in a high percentage of cases. For a long time, such patients were not radically prostatectomised. In recent years, however, this viewpoint has changed. Material and Methods. We analysed a single-centre series of 34 patients with suspected locally advanced prostate cancer to establish predictive parameters for lymph node metastasis. All patients underwent radical prostatectomy between 2007 and 2010. Results. Of the 34 patients, 26% showed pathological stage T3a, 59% pT3b, and 15% pT4. Median preoperative PSA level was 25 ng/mL, and five patients had had neoadjuvant antihormonal treatment. Positive margins were found in 76% of patients. Patients without neoadjuvant treatment showed it in 79%, and after preoperative antihormonal treatment the rate was 60%. Positive margins were associated with lymph node involvement in 85% of cases, complete resection was associated only in 50% of cases. Conclusions. Positive surgical margins play an important predictive role when estimating lymph node involvement in patients with locally advanced prostate carcinoma. Neoadjuvant antihormonal therapy is associated with a relevant reduction in the rate of positive margins but not with the rate of lymph node metastasis. As such, a combination of antihormonal and surgical treatment should be considered. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6166e69f83004bb0a591393dcf53d65b2025-08-20T02:23:45ZengWileyAdvances in Urology1687-63691687-63772012-01-01201210.1155/2012/618574618574Predictive Value of Positive Surgical Margins after Radical Prostatectomy for Lymph Node Metastasis in Locally Advanced Prostate CarcinomaWolfgang Otto0Peter Gerber1Wolfgang Rößler2Wolf F. Wieland3Stefan Denzinger4Department of Urology, St. Josef Medical Centre, University of Regensburg, Landshuter Straße 65, 93053 Regensburg, GermanyDepartment of Urology, St. Josef Medical Centre, University of Regensburg, Landshuter Straße 65, 93053 Regensburg, GermanyDepartment of Urology, St. Josef Medical Centre, University of Regensburg, Landshuter Straße 65, 93053 Regensburg, GermanyDepartment of Urology, St. Josef Medical Centre, University of Regensburg, Landshuter Straße 65, 93053 Regensburg, GermanyDepartment of Urology, St. Josef Medical Centre, University of Regensburg, Landshuter Straße 65, 93053 Regensburg, GermanyIntroduction. Suspected locally advanced prostate carcinoma shows lymph node involvement in a high percentage of cases. For a long time, such patients were not radically prostatectomised. In recent years, however, this viewpoint has changed. Material and Methods. We analysed a single-centre series of 34 patients with suspected locally advanced prostate cancer to establish predictive parameters for lymph node metastasis. All patients underwent radical prostatectomy between 2007 and 2010. Results. Of the 34 patients, 26% showed pathological stage T3a, 59% pT3b, and 15% pT4. Median preoperative PSA level was 25 ng/mL, and five patients had had neoadjuvant antihormonal treatment. Positive margins were found in 76% of patients. Patients without neoadjuvant treatment showed it in 79%, and after preoperative antihormonal treatment the rate was 60%. Positive margins were associated with lymph node involvement in 85% of cases, complete resection was associated only in 50% of cases. Conclusions. Positive surgical margins play an important predictive role when estimating lymph node involvement in patients with locally advanced prostate carcinoma. Neoadjuvant antihormonal therapy is associated with a relevant reduction in the rate of positive margins but not with the rate of lymph node metastasis. As such, a combination of antihormonal and surgical treatment should be considered.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/618574 |
| spellingShingle | Wolfgang Otto Peter Gerber Wolfgang Rößler Wolf F. Wieland Stefan Denzinger Predictive Value of Positive Surgical Margins after Radical Prostatectomy for Lymph Node Metastasis in Locally Advanced Prostate Carcinoma Advances in Urology |
| title | Predictive Value of Positive Surgical Margins after Radical
Prostatectomy for Lymph Node Metastasis in Locally Advanced
Prostate Carcinoma |
| title_full | Predictive Value of Positive Surgical Margins after Radical
Prostatectomy for Lymph Node Metastasis in Locally Advanced
Prostate Carcinoma |
| title_fullStr | Predictive Value of Positive Surgical Margins after Radical
Prostatectomy for Lymph Node Metastasis in Locally Advanced
Prostate Carcinoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Predictive Value of Positive Surgical Margins after Radical
Prostatectomy for Lymph Node Metastasis in Locally Advanced
Prostate Carcinoma |
| title_short | Predictive Value of Positive Surgical Margins after Radical
Prostatectomy for Lymph Node Metastasis in Locally Advanced
Prostate Carcinoma |
| title_sort | predictive value of positive surgical margins after radical prostatectomy for lymph node metastasis in locally advanced prostate carcinoma |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/618574 |
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