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Role of Surgery in locally advanced prostate cancer
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
  • Nazim Syed Muhammad, Aga Khan University
  • Farhat Abbas, Aga Khan University
Publication Date
3-1-2015
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Article
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Abstract

A significant proportion of patients present with locally advanced prostate cancer with inherent higher risk of local recurrence and systemic relapse after initial treatment. Recent literature favors combination of radiation therapy and extended hormonal therapy for this subset of patients. The effectiveness of Radical prostatectomy (RP) alone for locally advanced prostate cancer is controversial and is a focus of debate. However, it can decrease the tumor burden and allows the accurate and precise pathological staging with the need for subsequent treatment. Comparison of RP and other treatment modalities is difficult and incorrect because of inherent selection bias. RP as a part of multi-modality treatment (with neo-adjuvant hormonal therapy (HT) and with adjuvant or salvage radiation therapy (RT)/HT) can provide long term overall and cancer specific survival. Surgical treatment (such as transurethral resection (TUR), JJ stenting and percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) placement etc.) can also provide symptomatic improvement and palliative care to improve quality of life of patients with advanced prostate cancer.

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Citation Information
Nazim Syed Muhammad and Farhat Abbas. "Role of Surgery in locally advanced prostate cancer" Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 31 Iss. 3 (2015) p. 710 - 716
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/farhat_abbas/28/