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Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 5/2017

01-05-2017 | Urologic Oncology

The Differential Impact of Body Mass Index and the Feature of Metabolic Syndrome on Oncological Outcomes Following Different Surgical Procedures in Japanese Men with Prostate Cancer

Authors: Masaki Shiota, MD, PhD, Ario Takeuchi, MD, PhD, Masaaki Sugimoto, MD, PhD, Eiji Kashiwagi, MD, PhD, Takashi Dejima, MD, PhD, Keijiro Kiyoshima, MD, PhD, Junichi Inokuchi, MD, PhD, Katsunori Tatsugami, MD, PhD, Akira Yokomizo, MD, PhD, Masatoshi Eto, MD, PhD

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 5/2017

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aimed to examine the differential impact of body mass index and the feature of metabolic syndrome (MetS; obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia) on biochemical recurrence (BCR) following radical prostatectomy (RP) treatment for prostate cancer using different surgical procedures.

Methods

This study included 283 Japanese patients with clinically localized prostate cancer who were treated with RP between 2008 and 2012. The prognostic significance of overweight and the feature of MetS were analyzed according to surgical procedures.

Results

BCR occurred in 68/283 (24.0%) men. Overweight and the feature of MetS were predictors of BCR in patients who had undergone open RP (ORP), but not in those treated with laparoscopic surgery. Multivariate analyses incorporating preoperative and postoperative risk factors revealed that overweight and the feature of MetS were independent BCR risk factors when treated with ORP.

Conclusions

In Japanese men, overweight and the feature of MetS were associated with worse outcomes following RP, particularly ORP, compared with those following laparoscopic surgery. These results suggest that laparoscopic surgery can overcome the surgical challenges associated with abdominal obesity.
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Metadata
Title
The Differential Impact of Body Mass Index and the Feature of Metabolic Syndrome on Oncological Outcomes Following Different Surgical Procedures in Japanese Men with Prostate Cancer
Authors
Masaki Shiota, MD, PhD
Ario Takeuchi, MD, PhD
Masaaki Sugimoto, MD, PhD
Eiji Kashiwagi, MD, PhD
Takashi Dejima, MD, PhD
Keijiro Kiyoshima, MD, PhD
Junichi Inokuchi, MD, PhD
Katsunori Tatsugami, MD, PhD
Akira Yokomizo, MD, PhD
Masatoshi Eto, MD, PhD
Publication date
01-05-2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 5/2017
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-016-5705-2

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