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Prognosis is strongly affected by the grade of tumor. Involvement of seminal vesicles is an important prognostic indicator.
Grade Vs. 5-Year Survival (from Textbook of Clinical Oncology, third edition)
G1 60%
G2 35%
G3 15%
G4 5%
Stage Vs. 5-Year Disease-free Survival with Treatment (from the National Cancer Institute's Physician Data Query system, July, 2002)
American Urologic Association (AUA) Staging System
A1 occult cancer--usually not treated
A2 > 90%
B1 85% (50% 10-year disease-free survival with treatment)
B2 85% (37% 10-year disease-free survival with treatment)
C 48%
D 21% (all metastatic cases)
