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James Ephraums1, Kilian G M Brown1, Michael J Solomon1
1Department of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia; Surgical Outcomes Research Centre (SOuRCe), Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia; Institute of Academic Surgery (IAS), Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, Central Clinical School, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Locally advanced or recurrent prostate cancer which invades adjacent pelvic organs, bone or other soft tissue structures is a rare situation. This study aimed to report the outcomes of ten consecutive patients who underwent total pelvic exenteration for prostate cancer at a high-volume specialist centre. Two patients had locally advanced primary tumours, while eight had locally recurrent prostate cancer. Median operating time, blood loss, ICU stay, and hospital stay was 12.2 h (range 9.6-13.8), 2500 ml (500-3000), 4.5 days (2-7) and 36 days (21-78), respectively. There was no inpatient, 30-day, or 90-day mortality. Six patients developed a Clavien-Dindo III complication. R0 resection was achieved in eight patients. Median follow up was 16 months (range 2-77). At last follow up, five patients were alive without disease. These findings suggest that pelvic exenteration for locally advanced and recurrent prostate cancer is safe and represents a potentially curative treatment option for highly selected patients.
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