Over the years, data have clearly shown that where a patient has surgical treatment for localized prostate cancer has little impact on short- and long-term outcomes (although who carries out the surgery very definitely does). … READ MORE …
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A new study has clearly shown that men with lighter (and therefore smaller) prostates are at greater risk for positive surgical margins after robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) than men with heavier (and therefore larger) prostates. … READ MORE …
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An article in the June issue of the Journal of Urology has suggested a definitive link between positive surgical margins (PSMs) post-surgery and prostate cancer-specific mortality (PCSM). … READ MORE …
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New research has suggested that “apical prostate depth” (as a measure of the anatomic situation of the prostate) is an independent risk factor for positive surgical margins at the apex (bottom) of the prostate at the time of radical prostatectomy. … READ MORE …
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A new study from researchers at the University of Toronto has shown that post-prostatectomy surgical margin status appears to have prognostic significance for patients in intermediate- and high-risk groups, but not for low-rsik patients. … READ MORE …
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There has long been discussion over whether a lack of tactile sensation affects the likelihood of positive surgical margins (PSMs) in patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP). A new single-institution cohort offers data on PSM rates in that institution’s most current 500 cases — with a specific emphasis on patients with clinically high-risk disease. … READ MORE …
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A study just published by Sæther et al. appears to suggest that the clinical finding of a positive surgical margin (PSM) is not an important independent predictor for risk of progression when compared to other data available at the time of surgery. … READ MORE …
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Here is Part B of your daily prostate cancer news update. Unless someone announces a cure for prostate cancer we will probably hold any further news until tomorrow! … MORE …
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