Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: The Learning Curve of a Low Volume Surgeon

Table 2

Positive margins versus stage of the disease.

TNM	Group A		Group B		Group C		total
	M+/total	%	M+/Total	%	M+/Total	%	M+	%
pT1	0/2	0	0/2	0	0/2	0	0	0
pT2a	0/6	0	1/10	10.0	0/16	0	1	3.8
pT2b	0/4	0	0/1	0	1/7	14.3	1	12.5
pT2c	4/24	16.7	9/35	25.7	1/23	4.3	14	17.1
pT3a	9/14	64.3	2/5	40.0	1/5	20.0	12	50.0
pT3b	3/4	75.0	0/2	0	0/1	0	3	42.8
pT3c	0/1	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	0	0
pT4	0/0	0	0/0	0	0/1	0	0	0
Total	16/55	29.1	12/55	21.8	3/55	5.5	31	18.8

M+: positive margin.