Radiation therapy for adenocarcinoma of the prostate

Forty-eight patients with different stages of adenocarcinoma of the prostate were treated by external beam therapy. Biopsy results are correlated with stage of disease, original grade of tumour and with the findings on examination. The authors discuss the significance of histologic progression of the disease particularly in relation to prognosis. They review the place of staging lymphadenectomy before radiotherapy and the overall morbidity associated with treatment.