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Identifying the Best Candidate for Radical Prostatectomy in High-Risk Prostate Cancer

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Radical prostatectomy (RP) has been regarded as one of the gold standard therapeutic option for localized or locally advanced prostate cancer patients. However, the surgery for localized low-risk prostate cancer may not be the standard anymore due to the concern of overtreatment recently. On the other hand, regarding the treatment of high-risk or locally advanced prostate cancer, the role of surgery started to extend their territory.

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Kim, J.J., Hong, S.K. (2018). Identifying the Best Candidate for Radical Prostatectomy in High-Risk Prostate Cancer. In: Kim, C. (eds) Management of Advanced Prostate Cancer. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6943-7_2

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