Clinical Study

Oncologic Outcomes of Surgery in T3 Prostate Cancer: Experience of a Single Tertiary Center

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

ParameterpT3a ( , 69.2%)pT3b ( , 30.8%)All ( , 100%)

Median age (yr) (range)66.5 (49–78)65 (48–76)66 (48–78)
Median PSA (ng/mL) (range)7.63 (0.68–39.89)11.6 (3.1–98.4)8.67 (0.68–98.4)
Mean biopsy Gleason (range)
 Gleason ≤6
 Gleason 7
 Gleason ≥8
6.4 (6–9)
68.3%
26.0%
5.7%
6.8 (5–10)
41.1%
41.1%
17.9%
6.5 (5–10)
59.8%
30.7%
9.5%
Mean surgery Gleason (range)
 Gleason ≤6
 Gleason 7
 Gleason ≥8
6.9 (6–9)
19.8%
71.4%
8.8%
7.5 (6–9)
3.6%
58.2%
38.2%
7.1 (6–9)
14.9%
67.4%
17.7%
R (%)54.2%71.7%59.5%
N+ (rate)2.8% (2/71)23.8% (10/42)10.6% (12/113)
PSA relapse29.6%75.0%43.6%
Deaths (rate)3.2% (4/126)23.2% (13/56)9.3% (17/182)
Deaths from cancer (rate)0.8% (1/126)17.9% (10/56)6% (11/182)
mts2.4%17.9%7.1%
Median followup (mo) (range)56 (7–96)50.5 (6–94)54 (6–96)