TABLE 2. Treatment of prostatic carcinoma.
Curative in localized disease
- Radical prostatectomy (total extirpation of the prostate with the seminal vesicles and vesico-urethral anastomosis). Consequence: 50% of patients are impotent Radical radiotherapy
- Palliative in metastatic disease
Hormonal (antiandrogenic) treatment: surgical castration, GnRH in combination with a non-steroidal antiandrogen