Surgical Management for Prostate Cancer.
Mo Med
; 115(2): 142-145, 2018.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30228706
ABSTRACT
For prostate cancer, radical prostatectomy remains the gold standard for surgical management. Given the side effects associated with surgery, patients at low risk of prostate cancer-specific mortality should consider active surveillance under the guidance of a urologist to safely delay intervention. For patients with an intermediate risk of cancer-specific mortality and otherwise healthy life expectancy, radical prostatectomy has been demonstrated to improve survival. Finally, even for select patients with advanced prostate cancer-metastatic disease to the lymph nodes or distant sites-radical prostatectomy may provide a survival benefit.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Prostatectomia
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Neoplasias da Próstata
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article