Radical prostatectomy in patients aged 75 years or older: review of the literature

Given the demographic trends toward a considerably longer life expectancy, the percentage of elderly patients with prostate cancer will increase further in the upcoming decades. Therefore, the question arises, should patients ≥75 years old be offered radical prostatectomy and under which circumstanc...

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Main Authors: Philipp Mandel, Thenappan Chandrasekar, Felix K Chun, Hartwig Huland, Derya Tilki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Andrology
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Online Access:http://www.ajandrology.com/article.asp?issn=1008-682X;year=2019;volume=21;issue=1;spage=32;epage=36;aulast=Mandel