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Is there an absolute PSA level above which you would not recommend a radical prostatectomy for newly diagnosed prostate cancer despite the absence of metastatic disease with advanced imaging?

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Urology · Stanford University, School of Medicine

There is no absolute PSA level that would preclude radical prostatectomy in the absence of metastasis on staging imaging. However, I would explain to the patient that the chance of occult metastatic disease and the need for additional treatment after prostatectomy increases as the PSA increases. I w...

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