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Focal Laser Ablation of Prostate Cancer: An Office Procedure
Published on: March 30, 2021
Surgical Ablative Therapies in Patients With Radiorecurrent Prostate Cancer
Alice Yu1, Mustafa Dinckal1, Julio Pow-Sang1
1H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
Abstract:
Management of recurrent prostate cancer following radiotherapy and subsequent radical prostatectomy poses considerable challenges due to potential complications for patients. Focal therapies have emerged as a burgeoning approach in prostate cancer treatment. Research indicates that ablative therapies exhibit encouraging oncological efficacy while maintaining acceptable functional outcomes in salvage interventions. Here, we present a contemporary review of focal therapy treatment modalities as well as oncologic and functional outcomes.
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