UNDER STAGING AND UNDER GRADING IN A CONTEMPORARY SERIES OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY: RESULTS FROM THE CANCER OF THE PROSTATE STRATEGIC UROLOGIC RESEARCH ENDEAVOR DATABASE

Abstract

The prevalence of under grading and under staging in contemporary patients undergoing radical prostatectomy may be lower than previously reported. PSA at diagnosis, biopsy Gleason score and the percent of positive biopsies are important predictors of under staging. The percent of positive biopsies should be incorporated into risk assessment models of newly diagnosed prostate cancer.