Radical prostatectomy in locally confined prostatic carcinoma.

Because of recent advances in surgical technique with reduced morbidity and wider margins of resection, radical prostatectomy has become more widely accepted. For patients with localized prostatic cancer who have a 10-15-year projected survival, radical prostatectomy is the ideal form of therapy. In addition, in select patients with more advanced disease radical prostatectomy, while not curative, provides excellent palliation of the local lesion with minimal morbidity.