Prostate Cancer

Estimated Cell Percentage is Prognostic of Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy

Published in Cancer Weekly, October 10th, 2000

The visual estimation of the percentage of tumor cells in prostate tissue specimens from patients who undergo radical prostatectomy is a simple, inexpensive method for obtaining independent prognostic information after radical prostatectomy, according to a study published in the September 15, 2000, issue of Cancer.

Gustavo F. Carvalhal and co-authors state that "the mean percentage of carcinoma in specimens from the group of patients who did not have a disease recurrence was significantly lower, by 12.5%, than in the group of patients who had disease recurrence."

The researchers noted an 11% increase in the risk of tumor recurrence for each...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2000-10-10)

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