Visual estimate of the percentage of carcinoma is an independent predictor of prostate carcinoma recurrence after radical prostatectomy
Carvalhal G, Humphrey P, Thorson P, Yan Y, Ramos C, Catalona W. Visual estimate of the percentage of carcinoma is an independent predictor of prostate carcinoma recurrence after radical prostatectomy. Cancer 2000, 89: 1308-1314. PMID: 11002227, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(20000915)89:6<1308::aid-cncr16>3.0.co;2-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercentage of carcinomaGroup of patientsDisease recurrenceRadical prostatectomyRadical prostatectomy specimensIndependent predictorsPathologic stageGleason scoreTumor recurrenceProstate carcinomaProstatectomy specimensPreoperative prostate-specific antigen levelProstate-specific antigen levelKaplan-Meier product limit estimatesCox proportional hazards modelProstatic tissue specimensPathologic tumor stageKaplan-Meier methodRecurrence-free survivalSpecific antigen levelsImportant prognostic informationCox proportional hazardsProportional hazards modelProstate carcinoma recurrenceTumor size measurements