Oncologic Outcomes after Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy in Patients Meeting the Epstein Criteria

Objective: The Epstein criteria are used for the prediction of clinically insignificant prostate cancer and the determination of the patients who are suitable for avoiding or delaying active treatments that have many potential serious side-effects. In the present study, we aimed to retrospectively e...

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Published in:Journal of academic research in medicine 2015-04, Vol.5 (1), p.6-9
Main Authors: Ozden, Cuneyt, Aktas, Binhan Kagan, Baykam, Mehmet Murat, Bulut, Suleyman, Erbay, Guven, Tagci, Suleyman, Gokkaya, Cevdet Serkan, Memis, Ali
Format: Article
Language:eng ; tur
Subjects:
Biopsy
Cancer surgery
Prostate cancer
Surveillance
Urological surgery
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Summary:Objective: The Epstein criteria are used for the prediction of clinically insignificant prostate cancer and the determination of the patients who are suitable for avoiding or delaying active treatments that have many potential serious side-effects. In the present study, we aimed to retrospectively evaluate and interpret the oncologic outcomes of the patients who underwent radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) but were potentially eligible for active surveillance based on the Epstein criteria. Methods: Records of 305 patients who underwent RRP in our clinic between the years 2000 and 2014 for clinically localized prostate cancer were analyzed. Of these patients, 18 who met all the conditions of the Epstein criteria [clinical T1c, biopsy Gleason score (GS)
ISSN:2146-6505
2147-1894
DOI:10.5152/jarem.2015.626