[Guidelines for follow-up of patients with prostate carcinoma].
The follow-up investigation of patients with prostate cancer is mainly conducted on the basis of complaints, serum prostate-specific antigen and digital rectal examination. Other investigations, such as bone scintigraphy, are only performed on indication. The frequency and duration of the follow-up investigation, as well as the consequences of the findings during this, depend on the stage of the disease, the patient's wishes and the possibilities of additional treatment.
Witjes
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Universitair Medisch Centrum St Radboud, afd. Urologie, Postbus 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen. f.witjes@uro.azn.nl
D002277:Carcinoma / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010173:Palpation; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*
D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen