Prognostic parameter for high risk prostate cancer patients at initial presentation.
Masashi KatoKyosuke KimuraAkihiro HirakawaYumiko KobayashiRyo IshidaOsamu KamihiraTsuyoshi MajimaYasuhito FunahashiNaoto SassaYoshihisa MatsukawaRyohei HattoriMomokazu GotohToyonori TsuzukiPublished in: The Prostate (2017)
The presence of IDC-P in a needle biopsy was a prognostic factor for PFS, CSS, and OS in patients with high-risk prostate cancer who underwent radical prostatectomy. Multimodal pre-and/or post- surgical therapy may be needed when IDC-P is found in a needle biopsy specimen.