... was 55.7% at 3 years. By univariate analysis, Gleason sum, capsular penetration, and microvascular invasion were significantly associated with the rate of biochemical failure. Microvascular invasion was strongly correlated with Gleason sum, capsular penetration, surgical margin, perineural invasion...

.... Prostate cancer Microvascular invasion Radical prostatectomy Survival Progression Pathological variables Original Paper Urol Int 1998;60:17 24 Received: September 12, 1997 Accepted: October 16, 1997 Dies van den Oudena Ries Kranse a Wim C.J. Hopb Theo H. van der Kwast c Fritz H. Schröder...