Guided brachytherapy for treatment of confined prostate cancer

Urology. 1992 Jul;40(1):27-32. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(92)90431-u.

Abstract

A total of 133 patients underwent transperineal ultrasound-guided iodine 125 seed implantation for Stages A and B prostate cancer with a twenty-seven-month follow-up. There has been no mortality and our morbidity is no more than experienced after transurethral resection of the prostate. By using a Mick applicator our operating time is well under one hour, and our patients go home the same day without a Foley catheter. Our results indicate that patients with PSA values of less than 20 ng/mL (Yang method) and/or Gleason scores of 6 or less are excellent candidates for brachytherapy. By subdividing the percentage of normal PSA values in the follow-up periods according to the patient's original PSA value, further credence is given to the PSA value as a strong aid in staging when the Gleason score is 6 or less. Although the follow-up at twenty-seven months is small, our preliminary results indicate that brachytherapy is a viable option to radical surgery in those patients who are not good candidates for surgery or who prefer nonsurgical treatment.

MeSH terms

  • Acid Phosphatase / blood
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antigens, Neoplasm / analysis
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / blood
  • Brachytherapy / adverse effects
  • Brachytherapy / methods*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Iodine Radioisotopes / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Time Factors
  • Ultrasonography
  • Urinary Retention / etiology

Substances

  • Antigens, Neoplasm
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Acid Phosphatase
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen