Primary Treatment for Prostate Cancer in an Elderly Man

R Jeroen A van Moorselaar; Jan Hein T M van Waesberghe; André N Vis

doi:10.1016/j.euf.2017.07.002

Primary Treatment for Prostate Cancer in an Elderly Man

Eur Urol Focus. 2017 Oct;3(4-5):325-326. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2017.07.002. Epub 2017 Jul 19.

Authors

R Jeroen A van Moorselaar¹, Jan Hein T M van Waesberghe², André N Vis³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Radiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Urology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 28753892
DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2017.07.002

Abstract

Since the patient wanted both his lower urinary tract symptoms and his prostate cancer to be treated together, he decided to undergo robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists / administration & dosage
Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists / therapeutic use
Aged, 80 and over
Digital Rectal Examination / methods*
Humans
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms / diagnosis*
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms / etiology
Male
Neoplasm Grading / methods
Prostate-Specific Antigen / blood
Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Prostatic Neoplasms / drug therapy
Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology
Prostatic Neoplasms / surgery*
Robotic Surgical Procedures / methods
Tamsulosin / administration & dosage
Tamsulosin / therapeutic use
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal / methods

Substances

Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists
Prostate-Specific Antigen
Tamsulosin