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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Lee T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4080850 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Reviews in urology 20140101 2
Focal therapy of prostate cancer is an evolving treatment strategy that destroys a predefined region of the prostate gland that harbors clinically significant disease. Although long-term oncologic control has yet to be demonstrated, focal therapy is associated with a marked decrease in treatment-related morbidity. Focal laser ablation is an emerging modality that has several advantages, most notably real-time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatibility. This review presents the principles of ...[more]