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Nondetectable Prostate Carcinoma (pT0) after Radical Prostatectomy: A Narrative Review
(1) Background: Following radical prostatectomy (RP), the absence of a demonstrable tumor on the specimen of a previously histologically proven malignancy is known as the pT0 stage. The aim of our present study is to perform a narrative review of current literature in order to determine the frequenc...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8946857/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35323311 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol29030111 |
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author | Kalampokis, Nikolaos Grivas, Nikolaos Karavitakis, Markos Leotsakos, Ioannis Katafigiotis, Ioannis Moschovas, Marcio Covas van der Poel, Henk |
author_facet | Kalampokis, Nikolaos Grivas, Nikolaos Karavitakis, Markos Leotsakos, Ioannis Katafigiotis, Ioannis Moschovas, Marcio Covas van der Poel, Henk |
author_sort | Kalampokis, Nikolaos |
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description | (1) Background: Following radical prostatectomy (RP), the absence of a demonstrable tumor on the specimen of a previously histologically proven malignancy is known as the pT0 stage. The aim of our present study is to perform a narrative review of current literature in order to determine the frequency and oncological outcomes in patients with pT0 disease. (2) Methods: A narrative review of all available literature was performed. (3) Results: The incidence of pT0 ranges between 0.07% and 1.3%. Predictors of the pT0 stage are only a single biopsy core with low-grade cancer, a cancer length not exceeding 2 mm and a high prostate volume. Biochemical recurrence ranges between 0 and 11%. (4) Conclusions: The absence of malignancy in the RP specimen despite a previous positive biopsy is a rare and unpredictable finding. Although the prognosis is considered to be excellent in most of the cases, a continued close follow-up is warranted. |
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spelling | pubmed-89468572022-03-25 Nondetectable Prostate Carcinoma (pT0) after Radical Prostatectomy: A Narrative Review Kalampokis, Nikolaos Grivas, Nikolaos Karavitakis, Markos Leotsakos, Ioannis Katafigiotis, Ioannis Moschovas, Marcio Covas van der Poel, Henk Curr Oncol Communication (1) Background: Following radical prostatectomy (RP), the absence of a demonstrable tumor on the specimen of a previously histologically proven malignancy is known as the pT0 stage. The aim of our present study is to perform a narrative review of current literature in order to determine the frequency and oncological outcomes in patients with pT0 disease. (2) Methods: A narrative review of all available literature was performed. (3) Results: The incidence of pT0 ranges between 0.07% and 1.3%. Predictors of the pT0 stage are only a single biopsy core with low-grade cancer, a cancer length not exceeding 2 mm and a high prostate volume. Biochemical recurrence ranges between 0 and 11%. (4) Conclusions: The absence of malignancy in the RP specimen despite a previous positive biopsy is a rare and unpredictable finding. Although the prognosis is considered to be excellent in most of the cases, a continued close follow-up is warranted. MDPI 2022-02-23 /pmc/articles/PMC8946857/ /pubmed/35323311 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol29030111 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Communication Kalampokis, Nikolaos Grivas, Nikolaos Karavitakis, Markos Leotsakos, Ioannis Katafigiotis, Ioannis Moschovas, Marcio Covas van der Poel, Henk Nondetectable Prostate Carcinoma (pT0) after Radical Prostatectomy: A Narrative Review |
title | Nondetectable Prostate Carcinoma (pT0) after Radical Prostatectomy: A Narrative Review |
title_full | Nondetectable Prostate Carcinoma (pT0) after Radical Prostatectomy: A Narrative Review |
title_fullStr | Nondetectable Prostate Carcinoma (pT0) after Radical Prostatectomy: A Narrative Review |
title_full_unstemmed | Nondetectable Prostate Carcinoma (pT0) after Radical Prostatectomy: A Narrative Review |
title_short | Nondetectable Prostate Carcinoma (pT0) after Radical Prostatectomy: A Narrative Review |
title_sort | nondetectable prostate carcinoma (pt0) after radical prostatectomy: a narrative review |
topic | Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8946857/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35323311 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol29030111 |
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