ABSTRACT Objective: We aimed to investigate the prognostic significance of intraductal carcinoma in radical prostatectomy (RP) specimens and predictive value of IDC-P for biochemical recurrence and adjuvant therapy decision. Method: Patients who underwent RP between 2000-2014 with final pathological stage pT3a and negative surgical margins (Group 1, n=35) and pT2 with positive surgical margins (Group 2, n=32) were included. RP specimens were re-evaluated for the presence of IDC-P component and other prognostic factors. In both groups, prognostic factors were compared according to the presence of IDC-P and biochemical recurrence status. Results: In group 1, IDC-P was detected in 5 cases and biochemical recurrence was detected in 3 cases. Patients with IDC-P showed significantly higher biochemical recurrence than those without IDC-P (p=0.002). In univariate analysis, IDC-P was found to be significantly associated with worse progression free survival (p<0.001). In group 2, IDC-P was detected in 4 cases and biochemical recurrence was detected in 10 cases. Also, tumor volume was significantly higher in patients with IDC-P than those without IDC-P (p=0.02). IDC-P was also significantly associated with worse progression free survival in group 2 (p=0.033). Conclusions: In both groups, IDC-P is a prognostic factor for progression free survival and / or biochemical recurrence. Especially in these patients, presence of IDC-P might be helpful for postoperative adjuvant therapy management decision. Keywords: radical prostatectomy, intraductal carcinoma of prostate (IDC-P), prostate cancer, biochemical recurrence, progression free survival.

Objective: To present a nation-wide analysis of the workload of urology departments in Turkey week-by-week during Covid-19 pandemic. Methodology: The centers participating in the study were divided into three groups as tertiary referral centers, state hospitals and private practice hospitals. The number of outpatients, inpatients, daily interventions and urological surgeries were recorded prospectively between 9-March-2020 and 31-May-2020. All these variables were recorded for the same time interval of 2019 as well. The weekly change of the workload of urology during pandemic period was evaluated; also the workload of urology and the distributions of certain urological surgeries were compared between the pandemic period and the same time interval of the year 2019. Results: A total of 51 centers participated in the study. The number of outpatients, inpatients, urological surgeries and daily interventions were found to be dramatically decreased by the third week of pandemics in state hospitals and tertiary referral centers; however the daily urological practice were similar in private practice hospitals throughout the pandemic period. When the workload of urology in pandemic period and the same time interval of the year 2019 were compared; a huge decrease was observed in all variables during pandemic period. However, temporary measures like ureteral stenting, nephrostomy placement and percutaneous cystostomy have been found to increase during Covid-19 pandemic compared to normal life. Conclusions: Covid-19 pandemic significantly effected the routine daily urological practice likewise other subspecialties and priority was given to emergent and non-deferrable surgeries by urologists in concordance with published clinical guidelines.