Subtotal intracapsular prostatectomy as a useful treatment for advanced‐stage prostatic malignancies

Abstract

It was concluded that, in the authors' facility, treatment of prostatic cancer by subtotal intracapsular prostatectomy was superior to that by total prostatectomy, with respect to both postoperative survival and serious complications.

Total prostatectomy as a treatment for prostatic carcinoma in 25 dogs

“…The signalment and clinical presentation of dogs in the present study was similar to previous reports of dogs with prostatic tumors . Total prostatectomy has been associated with an unacceptably high complication rate in previous studies in dogs . However, the majority of these studies included total prostatectomy for treatment of various prostatic diseases, and only 1 publication, specifically focused on prostatic neoplasia, reported short survival times (range, 5‐45 days).…”

“…Total prostatectomy has been associated with an unacceptably high complication rate in previous studies in dogs . However, the majority of these studies included total prostatectomy for treatment of various prostatic diseases, and only 1 publication, specifically focused on prostatic neoplasia, reported short survival times (range, 5‐45 days). Although this study did not disclose the incidence of postoperative urinary incontinence, other studies have identified this condition as the most common complication after total prostatectomy, affecting 33%‐100% of operated dogs .…”

“…Survival of dogs with urogenital carcinoma has been improved by NSAIDs alone and combined with chemotherapeutic agents such as mitoxantrone and carboplatin . Survival times in dogs with prostatic malignancies vary widely, from 17 to 654 days, depending on the stage at diagnosis and treatment pursued . Furthermore, current therapeutic strategies have been associated with poor response and high complication rates.…”

“…Case selection for this procedure has been based on criteria, such as small, intracapsular primary lesions, without evidence of metastatic disease . Few reports describe the outcomes of total prostatectomy, most concluding that complication rates are too high and survival times too short to recommend this technique as routine treatment of dogs with prostatic neoplasia . The most common complication consists of urinary incontinence, diagnosed in 33%‐100% of cases …”

Advances in small animal oncology

“…Mandibulectomies and simple wound reconstructions with skin flaps are carried out increasingly in general practice although more specialist procedures such as maxillectomies, rib resections, limb salvage operations, total pelvic osteotomies etc are probably almost exclusively carried out by referral institutions. Surgical techniques carried out at referral institutions and present in this issue include tracheal resection (Mahler and others 2006), keratectomy/sclerectomy (Donaldson and others 2006) and subtotal intracapsular prostatectomy, as well as total prostatectomy (Vlasin and others 2006).…”