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A Bioluminescent and Fluorescent Orthotopic Syngeneic Murine Model of Androgen-dependent and Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer
Published on: March 6, 2018
[Treatment of localized carcinoma of the prostate]
J Jarolím1, V Vachalovský, J Novák
1Urologická klinika 1. LF UK a VFN Praha.
Abstract:
Review of the treatment of localized prostate cancer. The major attention is devoted to the surgical treatment. The radical retropubic prostatectomy is used most frequently. Problems of the indication, anatomical foundations and the technique of the surgery are discussed. The radical perineal prostatectomy is used less frequently. The radiation therapy is an alternative to the surgical treatment. The radiation therapy is recommended by urologists in patients, for whom is this treatment considered as more advantageous.
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