Pathologic Outcomes of Candidates for Active Surveillance Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy: Results from a Contemporary Turkish Patient Cohort.

Journal: Urologia internationalis
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: To evaluate the pathological outcomes of Turkish men meeting the criteria for Active Surveillance (AS), who elected to undergo immediate radical prostatectomy (RP).

Authors

  • Ilker Tinay
    Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Güven Aslan
    Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
  • Ali Riza Kural
    Acibadem University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Haluk Özen
    Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Bülent Akdoğan
    Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Asıf Yıldırım
    Medeniyet University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Şakir Ongün
    Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
  • Alp Özkan
    Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey.
  • Tarik Esen
    Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Ferruh Zorlu
    Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
  • Özdal Dillioğlugil
    Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey.
  • Nural Bekiroğlu
    Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Marmara University Medical Scchool, İstanbul, Turkey.
  • Levent Türkeri
    Acibadem University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.