Tumor contact length of prostate cancer determined by a three-dimensional method on multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging predicts extraprostatic extension and biochemical recurrence.
Shunsuke MiyamotoKeisuke GotoYukiko HondaHiroaki TeradaShinsuke FujiiTakeshi UenoKenichiro FukuokaYohei SekinoHiroyuki KitanoKenichiro IkedaKeisuke HiedaShogo InoueTetsutaro HayashiJun TeisimaYukio TakeshimaWataru YasuiKazuo AwaiAkio MatsubaraPublished in: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association (2021)
Our findings suggest that maximum tumor contact length is an independent predictor of pathological extraprostatic extension and biochemical recurrence. A risk stratification system using prostate-specific antigen, Gleason score and maximum tumor contact length might be useful for preoperative assessment of prostate cancer patients.