title: [Cancer of the prostate: role of radical surgery].
abstract: The place of total prostatectomy in the management of prostatic cancer remains controversial. After a historical review, the perineal and retropubic approaches are briefly described. The later one allows a staging lymphadenectomy which is capital for the operative decision. Indications, complications and results of the operation are analyzed. The author concludes that prostato-vesiculectomy is of value but that its indications must be clearly defined: patients under 70 years old, stages T1-T2, N0-N1, M0 and cancers with low grade of differentiation (G1: no; G2: ?; G3: yes).
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Cancer de la prostate: place de la chirurgie radicale.