Table 3

Tumour stage and surgical margin involvement in partial versus complete prostate specimen sampling

n=564Partial samplingComplete samplingDifference
pT3a % (N)23.6% (133/564)24.5% (138/564)0.9% (5)
Positive surgical margin % (N)33.2% (187/564)34.6% (195/564)1.4% (8)
pT3a and/or positive surgical margin % (N)39.4% (222/564)41.5% (234/564)2.1% (12)