[Clinical guidelines for diagnosing, treatment and monitoring patients with prostate cancer--Croatian Oncology Society and Croatian Urology Society, Croatian Medical Association].
Prostate adenocarcinoma is the second most common solid neoplasm in male population in Croatia. It rarely causes symptoms unless it is advanced. The finding of PSA rise is the most common reason for diagnostic workout. Treatment plan is based on TNM classification, Gleason score and PSA. Clinically localized disease is successfully treated by radical prostatectomy or radiotherapy with or without hormonal therapy. Locally advanced disease is treated with radiotherapy and hormonal therapy. Metastatic disease can be controlled for many years by androgen deprivation. For castration resistant disease appropriate treatment is chemotherapy or secondary hormonal therapy. The following paper presents the clinical guidelines in order to standardize procedures and criteria for the diagnosis, management, management, treatment and monitoring of patients with prostate cancer in the Republic of Croatia.
Medicinski fakultet Sveucilista u Zagrebu, KBC Zagreb, Zagreb.
Mladen
M
Solarić
Medicinski fakultet Sveucilista u Zagrebu, KBC Zagreb, Zagreb.
Mislav
M
Grgić
Medicinski fakultet Sveucilista u Splitu, KBC Split, Split.
Tomislav
T
Omrcen
Medicinski fakultet Sveucilista u Rijeci, KBC Rijeka, Rijeka.
Marija
M
Petković
KBC Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb.
Ana
A
Fröbe
Medicinski fakultet Sveucilista u Osijeku, KBC Osijek, Osijek.
Nenad
N
Belaj
KBC Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb.
Robert
R
Zorica
KBC Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb.
Bozo
B
Kruslin
Medicinski fakultet Sveucilista u Rijeci, KBC Rijeka, Rijeka.
Gordana
G
Dordević
Medicinski fakultet Sveucilista u Zagrebu, KBC Zagreb, Zagreb.
Zeljko
Z
Kastelan
KBC Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb.
Boris
B
Ruzić
Klinilka bolnica Sv. Duh, Zagreb.
Ivan
I
Gilja
KBC Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb.
Ivan
I
Krolo
Medicinski fakultet Sveucilista u Splitu, KBC Split, Split.
Katarina
K
Vilović
Medicinski fakultet Sveucilista u Splitu, KBC Split, Split.
Davor
D
Librenjak
Medicinski fakultet Sveucilista u Splitu, KBC Split, Split.
Eduard
E
Vrdoljak
Medicinski fakultet Sveucilista u Splitu, KBC Split, Split.
Marijan
M
Situm
Medicinski fakultet Sveucilista u Zagrebu, KBC Zagreb, Zagreb.
Ranka Stern
RS
Padovan
Opća bolnica Varazdin, Varazdin.
Zeljko
Z
Vojnović
D017523:Croatia; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D014572:Urology