Radiotherapy for palliation of locally advanced prostatic carcinoma.
Some patients present with distressing symptoms due to locally advanced prostatic carcinoma which may be refractory to hormonal manipulation and/or surgical treatment. Over an 8-year period 26 patients received local palliative radiotherapy for recurrent bleeding and lower urinary outflow tract obstruction. All were treated with conventional external beam radiotherapy and all but 2 obtained useful palliation of symptoms, especially those with recurrent bleeding. We also found that radiotherapy could be given to the majority of patients on an out-patient basis in 2 or 3 fractions. This was well tolerated and there were few side effects.
Department of Urology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.
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HG
Kynaston
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CW
Keen
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PN
Matthews
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control