Biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy: what does it mean?

ABSTRACT Background Radical prostatectomy (RP) has been used as the main primary treatment for prostate cancer (PCa) for many years with excellent oncologic results. However, approximately 20-40% of those patients has failed to RP and presented biochemical recurrence (BCR). Prostatic specific antig...

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Main Authors: Rafael Tourinho-Barbosa, Victor Srougi, Igor Nunes-Silva, Mohammed Baghdadi, Gregory Rembeyo, Sophie S. Eiffel, Eric Barret, Francois Rozet, Marc Galiano, Xavier Cathelineau, Rafael Sanchez-Salas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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