RESUMO
PURPOSE: To establish a consensus in relation to case selection, conduct of therapy, and outcomes that are associated with focal therapy for men with localized prostate cancer. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Urologic surgeons, radiation oncologists, radiologists, and histopathologists from North America and Europe participated in a consensus workshop on focal therapy for prostate cancer. The consensus process was face to face within a structured meeting, in which pertinent clinical issues were raised, discussed, and agreement sought. Where no agreement was possible, this was acknowledged, and the nature of the disagreement noted. RESULTS: Candidates for focal treatment should have unilateral low- to intermediate-risk disease with clinical stage Assuntos
Próstata/cirurgia
, Neoplasias da Próstata/terapia
, Europa (Continente)
, Humanos
, Masculino
, América do Norte
, Seleção de Pacientes
, Próstata/patologia
, Neoplasias da Próstata/patologia