Journal article
Salvage prostatectomy post-definitive radiation therapy: The Vancouver experience
Niall M Corcoran, Guilherme Godoy, Rodney C Studd, Rowan G Casey, Antonio Hurtado-Coll, Scott Tyldesley, S Larry Goldenberg, Martin E Gleave
CUAJ-CANADIAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL | CANADIAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION | Published : 2013
DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.11056
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Prostate cancer recurrence following primary radiation is common. If the recurrence remains localized to the prostate gland, surgical removal may result in long-term local control or cure. Despite the well-established oncological outcomes, salvage prostatectomy is infrequently performed or reported. We present our experience with salvage prostatectomy at a Canadian centre. METHODS: We identified all patients undergoing salvage prostatectomy at the Vancouver General Hospital between 1995 and 2010 from a prospectively recorded and maintained prostate cancer database. Details regarding initial presentation, delivery of radiotherapy, clinical features at the time of recurrence, as ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Dr. Corcoran is the recipient of the Hugh Johnston Travelling Fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, as well as a Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand travel grant.