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Summary of Procurement from 100 Consecutive RP Specimens
| Total prostate weight (g) | Weight of prostate excluding apex, base, seminal vesicles and vas deferens | Total tissue procured (g) | Percent of central prostate procured (%) | Procured benign tissue (g) | Procured tumor (g) | Percent gland involvement of clinical specimen (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 53.2 | 28.5 | 11.1 | 42 | 10.1 | 0.9 | 19 |
| Median | 49.0 | 25.5 | 9.3 | 39 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 15 |
| Range | 25–196 | 11–79 | 2.72–72.2 | 17–72 | 2.15–72.2 | 0.3–8.2 | 1–70 |
