Subcapsular orchiectomy with intracapsular testicular prosthesis for metastatic prostate carcinoma.
Fifteen patients underwent subcapsular orchiectomy with placement of an intracapsular testicular prosthesis for hormonal treatment of symptomatic Stage D carcinoma of the prostate. Serum testosterone decreased to castration levels, and the intracapsular prosthesis was often indistinguishable from a normal testicle postoperatively. This new technique of castration may be considered an alternative in those patients reluctant to undergo other forms of orchiectomy.
D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D002369:Castration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012611:Scrotum / Q000601:surgery; D013737:Testis / Q000601:surgery*