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PATHOLOGY
Volume 42, Issue 4, Pages 330-333Publisher
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DOI: 10.3109/00313021003767330
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Seminal vesicle sampling; radical prostatectomy; prostatic adenocarcinoma; seminal vesicle invasion
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Method: The SVs from 773 consecutive radical prostatectomy specimens were serially sectioned and blocked entirely, with sections grouped into the proximal, mid and distal thirds of the glands. The site of invasive prostatic carcinoma within the muscular wall of the SV and its presence in the ejaculatory duct was recorded. Results: SV invasion (pT3b) was present in 56 (7.2%) cases. Patients ranged in age from 52 to 73 years (mean 64 years), with a serum prostatic specific antigen ranging from 3.7 to 46 ng/mL (mean 10.6 ng/mL). Fourteen patients (25%) had a palpable nodule or induration on digital rectal examination. Ejaculatory duct involvement was present in 49 cases. Forty-seven of 49 (95.9%) cases with ejaculatory duct involvement also had SV invasion. The mean tumour volume was 5.53 cm
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