Positive surgical margins after radical prostatectomy: a systematic review and contemporary update

O Yossepowitch, A Briganti, JA Eastham, J Epstein… - European urology, 2014 - Elsevier
Context The clinical significance of positive surgical margins (PSMs) in radical
prostatectomy (RP) specimens and the management of affected patients remain unclear …

The importance of surgical margins in prostate cancer

P Sooriakumaran, HS Dev, D Skarecky… - Journal of surgical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Positive surgical margins (PSM) after radical prostatectomy (RP) are a predictor of
biochemical recurrence (BCR), and highly dependent on surgeon, experience, and skill. The …

Surgical margin length and location affect recurrence rates after robotic prostatectomy

HS Dev, P Wiklund, V Patel, D Parashar… - … Oncology: Seminars and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy is a current standard
treatment for localized prostate cancer, with treatment failure defined by biochemical …

[HTML][HTML] Does preoperative magnetic resonance imaging reduce the rate of positive surgical margins at radical prostatectomy in a randomised clinical trial?

E Rud, E Baco, D Klotz, K Rennesund, A Svindland… - European urology, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has the potential to help the surgeon tailor
radical prostatectomy (RP) more accurately according to the location and extent of the …

Surgical margin status and its impact on prostate cancer prognosis after radical prostatectomy: a meta-analysis

L Zhang, B Wu, Z Zha, H Zhao, J Yuan, Y Jiang… - World journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background and purpose Positive surgical margins (PSMs) correlate with adverse outcomes
in numerous solid tumours. However, the prognostic value of PSMs in prostate cancer (PCa) …

Extent of positive surgical margins following radical prostatectomy: impact on biochemical recurrence with long-term follow-up

Y Koskas, F Lannes, N Branger, S Giusiano, N Guibert… - BMC urology, 2019 - Springer
Background To assess the prognostic value of the extent of positive surgical margins (PSM)
following radical prostatectomy (RP) on biochemical recurrence (BR) with long-term follow …

Risk factors of positive surgical margins after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in high-volume center: results in 732 cases

AB Porcaro, M Sebben, P Corsi, A Tafuri… - Journal of Robotic …, 2020 - Springer
The aim of the study was to evaluate clinical, pathological and peri-operative factors
associated with the risk of positive surgical margins (PSM) after robot-assisted radical …

Primary Gleason grade 4 at the positive margin is associated with metastasis and death among patients with Gleason 7 prostate cancer undergoing radical …

BR Viers, WR Sukov, MT Gettman, LJ Rangel… - European urology, 2014 - Elsevier
Background The presence of a positive surgical margin (PSM) at radical prostatectomy (RP)
has been linked to an increased risk of biochemical recurrence and receipt of secondary …

Prognostic value of focal positive surgical margins after radical prostatectomy

S Lee, KB Kim, JK Jo, JN Ho, JJ Oh, SJ Jeong… - Clinical Genitourinary …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The significance of focal positive margins (FPMs) after radical prostatectomy
(RP) is unclear. Our objective was to investigate the prognostic value of FPMs in patients …

Length of positive surgical margins after radical prostatectomy: Does size matter?–A systematic review and meta-analysis

A John, A Lim, R Catterwell, L Selth… - Prostate Cancer and …, 2023 - nature.com
Objectives The prognostic capacity of positive surgical margins (PSM) for biochemical
recurrence (BCR) is unclear, with inconsistent findings across published studies. We aimed …