9
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Neodymium-Yag Laser Treatment in Localized Prostatic Cancer

High Rate of Local Failure

, &
Pages 485-487 | Received 19 Oct 1992, Accepted 30 Jan 1993, Published online: 15 Feb 2010

REFERENCES

  • Beisland HO, Sander S. Localized prostate carcinoma treated with TUR and Neodymium-YAG laser irradiation. Scand J Urol Nephrol Suppl 1991; 138: 117–119.
  • Christensen WN, Partin AW, Walsh PC and Epstein JI: Pathologic findings in clinical stage A2 prostate cancer: relation of tumor volume, grade and location to pathologic stage. Cancer 1990; 65: 1021–1027.
  • Epstein JI, Oesterling JE and Walsh PC: The volume and anatomical location of residual tumor in radical prostatectomy specimens removed for stage A1 prostate cancer. J Urol 1988; 139: 975–979.
  • International Histological Classification of tumours. No 22, Histological typing of prostate tumours. No 22. Geneva: WHO, 1980.
  • Johansson J-E, Adami H-O, Andersson S-O, Bergström R, Holmberg L, Krusemo U-B, Kraaz W. Natural history of localised prostatic cancer. A population-based study in 223 untreated patients. Lancet 1989; 1: 799–803.
  • McSherry S, Levy F, Schiebler M, Keefe B, Dent G and Mohler J: Preoperative prediction of pathological tumor volume and stage in clinically localized prostate cancer: Comparison of digital rectal examination, transrectal ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging. J Urol 1991; 146: 85–89.
  • Neerhut G, Wheeler TM, Dunn JK, Scardino PT: Residual tumor after TUR: pathologic features of stage a prostate cancer in the transurethral and radical prostatectomy specimens. J Urol 1988; 2, 139: 315A.
  • Nicholas TA, Carter SS, Wickham JE: YAG laser treatment of early carcinoma of the prostate. Br J Urol 1988; 61: 239–243.
  • Pensel J, Hofstetter A, Frank F, Keiditsch E, Rothenberger K: Temporal and spatial temperature profile of the bladder serosa in the intravesical Neodymium-YAG laser irradiation. Eur Urol 1981; 7: 298–303.
  • Samdal F and Brevik B: Laser combined with TURP in the treatment of localized prostatic cancer. Scand J Urol Nephrol 1990; 24: 175–177.
  • Sander S, Beisland HO, Fossberg E. Neodymium-YAG laser in the treatment of prostatic cancer. Urol Res 1982; 10: 85–86.
  • Stamey TA. Cancer of the prostate. Monogr Urol 1982; 3: 67–94.
  • Stamey TA, McNeal JE, Freiha FS and Redwine E: Morphometric and clinical studies on 68 consecutive radical prostatectomies. J Urol 1988; 139: 1235–1241.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.