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[Salvage radical prostatectomy for brachytherapy failure: preliminary results]
1Service de chirurgie urologique, nouvel hôpital civil, 1, place de l'Hôpital, BP 426, 67091 Strasbourg cedex, France.
Summary
Salvage radical prostatectomy is a feasible second-line treatment for localized prostate cancer recurrence after brachytherapy. Early results show promising outcomes with limited complications in selected patients.
Area of Science:
- Urology
- Oncology
- Surgical Oncology
Context:
- Low-dose brachytherapy is a common treatment for localized prostate cancer.
- Local recurrence after brachytherapy can be challenging to manage.
- Salvage surgery offers a potential curative option for recurrent disease.
Purpose:
- To analyze the preliminary outcomes of salvage radical prostatectomy in patients with local recurrence after brachytherapy.
- To evaluate the feasibility and safety of this second-line treatment.
- To assess the oncological results in terms of PSA levels and complications.
Summary:
- Six patients underwent salvage radical prostatectomy with lymph node dissection for brachytherapy failure.
- Local recurrence was confirmed by biopsy or TURP, with PSA increase or LUTS.
- Post-operative PSA levels were <0.1 ng/mL in five patients; one pT3b N1 patient received androgen deprivation.
Impact:
- Salvage radical prostatectomy is a feasible treatment option for select patients with recurrent prostate cancer after brachytherapy.
- The procedure demonstrated limited perioperative morbidity in this preliminary series.
- These findings support considering salvage prostatectomy as a second-line curative approach.
