The legitimate role of radical prostatectomy remains controversial. A prospective study was started at the Mayo Clinic in 1950 to evaluate therapeutic usefulness of the operation. Rigid criteria were established for selection of surgical candidates. From 1950 through 1972, 264 patients had radical p
Treatment of prostate cancer: Watchful waiting, radical prostatectomy, and cryoablation
โ Scribed by Darrel E. Drachenberg
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 46 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8756-0437
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Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy among men in the United States. Radical prostatectomy has been the gold standard for treating clinically localized prostate cancer. Its morbidity and disease-control capabilities have been well studied. At 10 years after surgery, 50% to 70% o
## Background: The number of prostate cancer patients treated by radical prostatectomy has increased. different data sources have yielded various estimates of the outcomes of this treatment and the need for additional therapy. to provide additional perspective on these issues, the american college
## BACKGROUND. The routine use of serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing combined with digital rectal examination has lowered tumor volume and clinical-pathological stage of men undergoing radical prostatectomy. Therefore, we may identify more men with poorly differentiated tumors of early