Evaluating the Effects of Frozen Section Technology on Oncological and Functional Outcomes at Radical Prostatectomy.

When the prostate is removed from within the patient as it is disconnected from its attachments. The specimen will then be painted (right=blue, left =black) by the operating surgeon and delivered expediently to the pathologist who will perform frozen section analysis of the painted areas. The pathologist will remove the pre-painted surface of the gland (which had been in contact with the neurovascular bundles) using a sharp blade. The tissue sample will be snap frozen and embedded in OCT. If a significant positive margin (on more than one section from one side or in a single section but greater than or equal to 3mm) is reported by the pathologist, the entire neurovascular bundle on the affected side will be removed and sent for formal pathological examination.

Patients will undergo the standard intervention - RARP without NeuroSAFE Frozen section analysis