Importance of Reporting the Gleason Score at the Positive Surgical Margin Site: Analysis of 4,082 Consecutive Radical Prostatectomy Cases

摘要

Purpose: Since 2010 pathologists at our institution have routinely been documenting the Gleason score at the margin and length of the positive surgical margin after prostatectomy. In this study we evaluate how the Gleason score and positive surgical margin length correlate with the grade and adverse pathological characteristics of the final specimen, and whether the positive surgical margin Gleason score affects the risk of early biochemical recurrence.