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Table 1 Characteristics of patient (n = 54) undergoing radical prostatectomy.

From: Blunt apical dissection during anatomic radical retropubic prostatectomy

 

No. of Patients

%

Age (years)

  

   Median

64 ± 7 years

 

   Range

45–74 years

 

Race/ethnicity

  

   White

31

57

   Black

21

39

   Other

2

4

Clinical tumor classification

  

   T1c

41

76

   T2

11

20

   T3

2

4

Preoperative PSA level

  

   Median (ng/mL)

5.45

 

   Range (ng/mL)

0.71–24.40

 

   ≤ 4.0

12

22

   4.1–10

32

59

   > 10

10

19

Biopsy Gleason score

  

   ≤ 6

35

65

   3+4

9

17

   4+3

4

7

   ≥ 8

6

11

Prostatectomy Gleason Score

  

   ≤ 6

21

39

   3+4

15

28

   4+3

1

2

   ≥ 8

17

31

Pathologic tumor classification

  

pT2

41

76

pT3a

10

19

pT3b

2

4

N1 (lymph node pos.)

1

2

Pos. surgical margin

10

18

Apex

1

10

Other

9

90