Focal Therapy of Prostate Cancer An Emerging Strategy for Minimally Invasive, Staged Treatment /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Thüroff, Stefan (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Chaussy, Christian G. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Interventional radiology.; Oncology.; Urology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Interventional Radiology.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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".