Posted 2/11/2015 2:27 AM (GMT 0)
Andrew,
Totally clear, building up to a conclusion that, all of here, can understand and relate with.
Great work!
Don
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Age 61 @ DX, 62 Now
DRE: enlarged w/"ridge"
Pre-Op PSA: 6.8
Biopsy: 5 of 14 positive, 12%(3+3),11%(3+3),20%(4+3),5%(3+3),4%(3+3)
da Vinci: 10/17/2014 Both Nerves Spared
Cath: 17 days
Post-Op Path:
Histologic Type: Adenocarcinoma
77gr - 4.5cm x 4.7cm X 4.2cm - 10-20% Involved by tumor
Largest module: 1.6cm Bilateral Lobes
Gleason Grade: 3+3=6 (down from a 4+3=7 in biopsy)
TNM Staging: pT2c pN0 cM0
EPE: Absent, SMI: Absent
Margins: uninvolved, Lymph Nodes all benign
Bladder Neck Negative for Carcinoma
Perineural Invasion - present, Vascular Invasion - present
PSAs: (Roche ECLIA Meth.):
01/22/15 - <0.1 (Three Month test)