Carcinoma of the Prostate

The book provides comprehensive coverage of innovations in the management of capsula-confined and metastatic endocrine-responsive and endocrine-unresponsive prostate cancer. Besides detailed chapters on the entire range of treatment options, there are background chapters on the epidemiology, development, and natural history of the untreated disease. The controversial issue of the value of prostate-specific antigen as a screening tool is also fully discussed. All chapters have been written by internationally recognized experts in their fields. This volume is an authoritative review of treatment concepts that will appeal to all concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of carcinoma of the prostate.
TOC: Causative Factors.- Natural History.- Screening for Prostatic Carcinoma.- Pathology.- Chromosome Abnormalities in Adenocarcinoma.- Immunodiagnosis and Immunotherapy.- Imaging Modalities in Diagnosis and Staging.- Conservative Management.- Surgical Treatment: The European Experience.- Pattern of Failure in Surgically Treated Patients.- Complications of Radical Prostatectomy.- Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy : The USC Experience.- Surgical Salvage Options in Patients with Recurrent Tumor Following Radiotherapy.- Benefits and Risks of Early Treatment Decisions: The Use of Decision Analysis Model.- Treatment Results with External Beam Radiotherapy.- Pattern of Failure in Patients Treated with External Beam Radiotherapy.- External Beam Radiotherapy for Localized Prostatic Cancer at Stanford: Update at the 38th Year.- What is the Place of Brachytherapy in the Management.- Complications of Pelvic Irradiation.- Adjuvant Radiotherapy Following Radical Prostatectomy.- Conformal Radiotherapy.- Systemic Therapy.- Hyperthermia.- Cryotherapy.