Result of treatment of patients with stage D1 prostatic carcinoma

Between 1972 and 1982, 59 patients who had documented pelvic lymph node metastases, proved by pelvic lymphadenectomy, were available for analysis. Radical retropubic prostatectomy was the primary treatment in 33 patients with or without other therapies, while 23 patients received external beam radiation therapy as their primary treatment. Three patients received hormonal therapy alone. Forty-two of 59 patients are alive for a crude survival of 71 per cent. Sixteen patients have died of metastases. Patients with low-grade tumors, small tumor burden, and limited lymph node metastases had excellent short-term survival after radical prostatectomy.