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Surgery for Prostate Cancer: Rationale, Technique and Outcomes

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Prostate cancer is the most common non-cutaneous malignancy in men and poses a substantial risk to the life and health of patients. Treatment options for patients with prostate cancer are plentiful. Radical prostatectomy is one option that can be performed using several different surgical approaches. It can be performed with limited risk of complications and is likely to be curative in patients with organ-confined disease and those with limited extracapsular extension.

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Downs, T.M., Kane, C.J., Grossfeld, G.D. et al. Surgery for Prostate Cancer: Rationale, Technique and Outcomes. Cancer Metastasis Rev 21, 29–44 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020164206406

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