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The changes of prostatic volume were evaluated in 84 men with adenocarcinoma of the prostate treated by bilateral orchiectomy. In every case the greatest volume decrease was observed during the first month after castration. In 56 patients (66.6%), where the response to orchiectomy was better, the recuction of prostatic volume was considerably greater and diminisshed more rapidly than in the remaining 28 patients (33.3%), where the reaction to the treatment was worse.
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Zdrojowy, R. The influence of bilateral orchiectomy on volume changes of the prostate in men with advanced prostatic cancer—the predictive value. International Urology and Nephrology 24, 625–631 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02551298
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