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Table 4 Pathological and specimen data.

From: Biobanking after robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy: a quality assessment of providing prostate tissue for RNA studies

Variable

n

Mean or % (SD)

Intraoperative time

49

43 min (18)

Collection time

49

31 min (17)

Processing time

49

45 min (16)

Total WIT

49

120 min (30)

Prostate volume

137

51 ml (28)

Gleason sum

  

< 7

21

15%

7

105

77%

> 7

11

8%

Positive margin rate %

22

16%

Pathological stage

  

T2

97

72%

≥ T3

38

28%

Storage time, months

52

8.7 months (7.3)

RNA concentration

142

692 ng/μl(441)

Sample RIN

  

Stromal

47

4.91 (1.67)

Epithelial

139

7.25 (1.64)

Benign

112

5.98 (1.91)

Malignant

74

7.70 (1.45)