Table 2.
Surgical factors for all 100 patients and corresponding percentage of positive margin rates.
| Variable | n | Positive margins |
|---|---|---|
| Pathological Gleason score | ||
| ≤6 | 12 | 1 (8.3%) |
| 7 | 77 | 25 (32.5%) |
| 8–10 | 11 | 6 (54.5%) |
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| Pathological stage | ||
| pT0 | 1 | 0 (0.0%) |
| pT2a | 8 | 0 (0.0%) |
| pT2b | 64 | 15 (23.4%) |
| pT3a | 24 | 17 (70.8%) |
| pT3b | 3 | 0 (0.0%) |