Primary Circulating Prostate Cells Are Not Detected in Men with Low Grade Small Volume Prostate Cancer

Table 1

Clinicopathological findings in mCPC positive and negative men with prostate cancer.

	CPC negative	CPC positive
Age mean ± SD (years)	68.3 ± 8.9	65.5 ± 9.8	(-test)
PSA ng/mL median ± IQR	4.76 (4.50–6.43)	5.76 (4.76–9.67)	(ANOVA)
Gleason score median ± IQR	4 (4-5)	6 (5–7)	(ANOVA)
% infiltrated of the 12 cores, median ± IQR	5 (3–5)	30 (15–45)	(ANOVA)
Number of cores positive, median ± IQR	1 (1-2)	4 (3–7)	(ANOVA)

IQR: interquartile range, CPC: circulating prostate cell.