Lindholt J, Hansen P T
Br J Urol. 1986 Feb;58(1):52-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1986.tb05427.x.
Megavoltage radiation therapy and radical prostatectomy are at present the only curative treatments for prostatic carcinoma. Because a high complication rate appeared to follow radiotherapy, all patients with prostatic carcinoma presenting to a Danish provincial hospital between 1975 and 1980 were reviewed. Of 31 radiation-treated patients, 23 had serious complications. No recurrence was noted in eight patients. Twenty-three had a recurrence despite radiotherapy but 11 of these patients had no local recurrence. In view of the high level of complications following radiation therapy and the high incidence of latent carcinomas in the prostate gland, a cautious approach to radiotherapy is recommended.
目前，兆伏级放射治疗和根治性前列腺切除术是前列腺癌仅有的治愈性治疗方法。由于放射治疗后似乎出现较高的并发症发生率，因此对1975年至1980年间到一家丹麦省级医院就诊的所有前列腺癌患者进行了回顾性研究。在31例接受放射治疗的患者中，23例出现严重并发症。8例患者未出现复发。23例患者尽管接受了放射治疗仍出现复发，但其中11例患者无局部复发。鉴于放射治疗后并发症发生率较高以及前列腺潜伏癌的高发病率，建议对放射治疗采取谨慎态度。
