Long-term Surveillance Outcomes of Prostate Cancer Patients Eligible for Active Surveillance but Who Underwent Radical Prostatectomy

What's known on the subject? and What does the study add?Active surveillance has been introduced as an alternative to avoid unnecessary treatment and related side effects.No cancer-related deaths were observed in patients who is eligible for active surveillance but underwent radical prostatectomy.This may suggest that active surveillance criteria are suitable for detecting low-risk prostate cancer patients.