title: [Therapy of prostate carcinoma. Age, general health status and stage determine choice of therapy].
abstract: Radical prostatectomy is indicated in patients with an estimated life expectancy of 10 years and with organ defined cancer disease (T1b-T2, No, Mo). Radiotherapy is an effective alternative treatment, especially in patients with an increased comorbidity. Primary hormonal treatment is not indicated for organ-defined cancer. Prognosis of patients with locally advanced prostatic carcinoma (T3,NO,MO) is poor because of micrometastases; tumour progression will occur in 75% of patients independent of local therapy. Orchiectomy or LH-RH treatment is option of first choice in metastatic prostate cancer disease. There is no need for complete androgen deprivation. Ongoing trials measure the effect of intermittant androgen deprivation. Intention for treatment of hormone refractory cancer is improvement of quality of life. Cancer-related symptoms are pain caused by bone metastases, lymphoedemas and urinary retention. Therapeutic options are monochemotherapy, hormonal treatment, analgetic treatment besides palliative radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Urologischen Klinik u. Poliklinik, Univ., Gesamthochschule Essen.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Otto
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Seegenschmiedt
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rübben
mesh_terms: D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome