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Prognostic Implication of Microvascular Invasion in Biochemical Failure in Patients Treated with Radical Prostatectomy

Keiichi Ito, Jun Nakashima, Makio Mukai, Hirotaka Asakura, Takashi Ohigashi, Shiro Saito, Masaaki Tachibana, Junichi Hata, Masaru Murai

Urologia Internationalis · 2003 · 47 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

This study suggests that in addition to Gleason grade and capsular penetration, microvascular invasion is one of independent prognostic factors in patients with prostate cancer treated with RPs.

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Biological Determinants of Cancer Progression in Men With Prostate Cancer

Thomas A. Stamey · JAMA · 1999 · 682 citations

5-Year Tumor Recurrence Rates After Anatomical Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy For Prostate Cancer

William J. Catàlona, Deborah S. Smith · The Journal of Urology · 1994 · 522 citations

The Incidence and Significance of Detectable Levels of Serum Prostate Specific Antigen After Radical Prostatectomy

Joseph G. Trapasso, Jean B. deKernion, Robert B. Smith et al. · The Journal of Urology · 1994 · 424 citations

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Influence of Capsular Penetration on Progression Following Radical Prostatectomy: A Study of 196 Cases with Long-Term Followup

Jonathan I. Epstein, Marné J. Carmichael, Galina Pizovt et al. · The Journal of Urology · 1993 · 365 citations

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The Role of Perineural Space Invasion in the Local Spread of Prostatic Adenocarcinoma

Arnauld Villers, John E. McNeal, Elise A. Redwine et al. · The Journal of Urology · 1989 · 346 citations