Focal therapy of prostate cancer : An emerging strategy for minimally invasive, staged treatment /
This book provides a 2015 state of the art update on the hot topic of focal prostate cancer therapy, which offers a means of preserving the prostate and avoiding major side-effects associated with conventional treatment strategies. In so doing, focal therapy meets the desire of many patients, especi...
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Springer International Publishing Imprint: Springer
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Table of Contents:
- What is "focal therapy" of PCa and why should we offer it ?
- Natural development of PCa under special consideration of histopathological pattern
- Imaging and - targeted biopsies as a basic prerequisite or focal therapy
- Surveillance vs focal therapy: Pro & Con
- Focal hemiablation and focal salvage
- Multifocal therapies in PCa (Tookad, Sonablate, Electroporation)
- Focal Brachytherapy
- Focal Cryotherapy
- Potential diagnostic and therapeutic technologies: Trim probe Protonterapy, Cyberknife, Electroporation
- Status quo 2013
- History of HIFU from prototypes to "Focal.One".