The urologists perspective: Expectations from a radiologist in daily clinical practice
C Stief · RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren · 2007 · Heft 05
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Zusammenfassung
Prostata cancer is the most frequent cancer in men and the second most frequent malignant cause of death. In contrast to two decades ago, with the majority of men being diagnosed with advanced disease, early diagnosis of the localized malignant disease of the prostate is the challenge of 2007. Only in this scenario, complete removal of the tumor as well as preservation of the function (nerve sparing surgery maintains continence and potency) can be achieved. Thus, imaging of the prostate is of paramount importance first for localization of the tumor zones allowing precise biopsy and confirmation of the diagnosis.…