title: Radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer.
abstract: Radical prostatectomy is a proven and successful operation that can be curative for localized prostatic cancer. With advances in staging methods and attention to the grading of prostatic tumors, there is good reason to believe that radical prostatectomy will have and should have an expanded role in the treatment of prostatic cancer. Overconcern with potential complications from this operation is no longer justified.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010388:Pelvis; D011379:Prognosis; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*