title: Prostatic adenocarcinoma: considerations in management.
abstract: Prostatic adenocarcinoma is the third most common cause of cancer death in men. Although cure of early disease is possible, distant metastases are present at diagnosis in about 50% of patients. Management will improve as understanding of the variables affecting prognosis increases.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging