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Table 3 PSA values and kinetics for patients with and without lymph node recurrence

From: Pelvic MRI findings in relapsed prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy

 

MR

Median

Range

p-value

PSA* (diagnosis)

   

0.628

N+

6.80

5.17–25

 

N

8.12

3.98–58.63

 

Nadir post-op PSA*

   

0.560

N+

0.02

0.00–2.63

 

N

0.002

0.00–32.50

 

PSA* (recurrence)

   

0.102

N+

0.49

0.31–8.05

 

N

0.36

0.00–32.50

 

PSADT**

   

0.017

N+

5.12

2.58–11.52

 

N

12.70

1.98–153.24

 
  1. Median and range. Mann-Whitney Test; *ng/ml, ** PSA doubling time (months)
  2. N+ positive lymph nodes in the MRI, N- negative lymph nodes in the MRI