Abstract:Objectives: No data are available on the use of perineal prostatectomy for salvage treatment of local recurrent prostate cancer after radiotherapy. Here we report on the clinical aspects and follow-up of salvage perineal prostatectomy. Materials and Methods: Twenty-seven patients underwent a perineal salvage prostatectomy from 1997-2005 for biopsy-proven local recurrent prostate cancer after external beam (n = 22) or brachyradiotherapy (n = 5). tomography scan, and bone scan.logic staging after salvage perinea… Show more
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