Seminal Vesicle Invasion by Prostate Cancer: Prognostic Significance and Therapeutic Implications

Overview

Journal Rev Urol

Date 2006 Sep 21

PMID 16985773

Citations 26

Authors

S R Potter

J I Epstein

A W Partin

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Abstract

When the pathologist's report following radical prostatectomy describes seminal vesicle invasion (SVI), generally the outlook for the patient is poor. But are we all on the same page of the same book when we talk about SVI? Does it mean muscular wall invasion? Does it include the ejaculatory duct? Getting a clear definition can have far-reaching clinical implications for patient prognosis and treatment.

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