Radiotherapy for palliation of locally advanced prostatic carcinoma

Some patients present with distressing symptoms due to locally advanced prostatic carcinoma which may be refractory to hormonal manipulation and/or surgical treatment. Over an 8-year period 26 patients received local palliative radiotherapy for recurrent bleeding and lower urinary outflow tract obst...

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Published inBritish journal of urology Vol. 66; no. 5; p. 515
Main Authors Kynaston, H G, Keen, C W, Matthews, P N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.11.1990
Subjects
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Hemorrhage - etiology
Hemorrhage - prevention & control
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Palliative Care
Prostatic Neoplasms - complications
Prostatic Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Urethral Obstruction - etiology
Urethral Obstruction - prevention & control
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Summary:Some patients present with distressing symptoms due to locally advanced prostatic carcinoma which may be refractory to hormonal manipulation and/or surgical treatment. Over an 8-year period 26 patients received local palliative radiotherapy for recurrent bleeding and lower urinary outflow tract obstruction. All were treated with conventional external beam radiotherapy and all but 2 obtained useful palliation of symptoms, especially those with recurrent bleeding. We also found that radiotherapy could be given to the majority of patients on an out-patient basis in 2 or 3 fractions. This was well tolerated and there were few side effects.
ISSN:0007-1331
DOI:10.1111/j.1464-410X.1990.tb15000.x