Radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy for patients with increased PSA without histologically confirmed local recurrence - A curative treatment option?;Strahlentherapie nach radikaler prostatektomie bei PSA-Anstieg aus dem "nullbereich" ohne histologische sicherung eines lokalrezidivs - Eine kurative therapieoption?

Aktuelle Urologie

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 160-164

  Wiegel, T ^a   Miller, K ^a   Heicappell, R ^a   Steiner, U ^a   Molls, M ^b   Hinkelbein, W ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Prostate cancer; PSA (prostate specific antigen) increase; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035613266     PISSN: 00017868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-15794     Document Type: Review

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