Findings from B. Furusato and co-researchers advance knowledge in prostate cancer.(Report)

"The objective of this study was to determine the incidence of prostate specific antigen (PSA) relapse in patients with low volume prostate cancer following radical prostatectomy. Between 1993 and 2001, 50 of 717 patients had total tumour volumes of less than 0.5 cm(3) following radical prostatectomy," scientists in the United States report (see also Prostate Cancer).

"Biochemical recurrence was defined as two consecutive values of serum PSA levels of 0.2 ng/ml or greater. Median follow-up of the 50 patients was 58 months. In five of the 50 patients (10%), PSA recurrence was observed. All of these five cases had Gleason score of 3+3 (well and/or moderately …