Open AccessLack of Impact of Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy on Intraoperative Levels of Prostate Cancer Circulating Tumor Cells
Author(s) -
Eric Kauffman,
Min-Jung Lee,
Sylvia V. Alarcon,
Sunmin Lee,
Anthony Hoang,
Annerleim Walton Diaz,
Raju Chelluri,
Srinivas Vourganti,
Jane B. Trepel,
Peter A. Pinto
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of urology/the journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.402
H-Index - 256
eISSN - 1527-3792
pISSN - 0022-5347
DOI - 10.1016/j.juro.2015.11.013
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , prostate cancer , prostatectomy , family medicine , gerontology , gynecology
While the significance of circulating tumor cells in clinically localized cancer remains controversial, it has been reported that surgical tumor manipulation can increase circulating tumor cells, including during open prostatectomy. To our knowledge it is unknown whether this cell shedding also occurs during minimally invasive prostatectomy, which minimizes tumor palpation and uses earlier vascular control. We tested the impact of robotic assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy on intraoperative circulating tumor cell levels.