From: Blunt apical dissection during anatomic radical retropubic prostatectomy
 | No. of Patients | % |
---|---|---|
Age (years) | Â | Â |
   Median | 64 ± 7 years |  |
   Range | 45–74 years |  |
Race/ethnicity | Â | Â |
   White | 31 | 57 |
   Black | 21 | 39 |
   Other | 2 | 4 |
Clinical tumor classification | Â | Â |
   T1c | 41 | 76 |
   T2 | 11 | 20 |
   T3 | 2 | 4 |
Preoperative PSA level | Â | Â |
   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 | Â | Â |
   ≤ 6 | 35 | 65 |
   3+4 | 9 | 17 |
   4+3 | 4 | 7 |
   ≥ 8 | 6 | 11 |
Prostatectomy Gleason Score | Â | Â |
   ≤ 6 | 21 | 39 |
   3+4 | 15 | 28 |
   4+3 | 1 | 2 |
   ≥ 8 | 17 | 31 |
Pathologic tumor classification | Â | Â |
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 |