Table 2.
Characteristics of 14 patients with a recurrence in the prostate and the outcome of the SN procedure. None of the nodes outside the extended dissection area was tumor positive.
| Age | Previous treatment and time passed | PSA at time of recurrence | Gleason score | Outcome +: tumor bearing nodes |
Location outside of extended dissection area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 y | External beam, 9 y | 2.2 | 7 | − | − |
| 68 y | Brachy therapy, 8 y | 17 | 7 | − | Para-aortic |
| 68 y | External beam, 5 y | 4.0 | 6 | − | − |
| 70 y | External beam, 8 y | 4.8 | 8 | + | − |
| 63 y | Brachy therapy, 6 y | 2.1 | 6 | − | − |
| 65 y | Brachy therapy, 7 y | 11 | 7 | − | Abdominal wall, near umbilical ligament |
| 73 y | Brachy therapy, 2 y | 21 | 6 | + | Inguinal node (negative) |
| 64 y | External beam, 3 y | 7 | 7 | + | − |
| 61 y | External beam, 5 y | 12.7 | 8 | + | Para-aortic (negative) |
| 62 y | HIFU, 2 y | 30 | 8 | − | inguinal |
| 69 y | External beam, 3 y | 3.8 | 7 | + | Para-aortic (negative) |
| 63 y | HIFU, 1 y | 5.4 | 6 | − | Abd. Wall, next to umbilical ligament |
| 71 y | External beam, 6 y | 1.7 | 7 | − | |
| 61 y | Brachy therapy, 5 y | 2.1 | 9 | + |