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Radical Prostatectomy – A Patient Guide
1 Radical Prostatectomy A Patient GuideDepartment of Urology UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center University of California, San FranciscoOverview A Radical Prostatectomy is a surgical procedure whereby the prostate gland is removed. Lymph nodes near the prostate can be removed at the same time. Radical Prostatectomy is one option for men with clinically localized prostate cancer. Potential advantages include the following: 1) removal of the prostate and analysis by a pathologist allows accurate assessment of cancer aggressiveness (stage and grade); 2) follow-up after surgery is straightforward: the serum PSA (prostate specific antigen) l
The nerves and blood vessels (“neurovascular bundles”) which allow the penis to become erect run on either side of the prostate. The figure shows a cross-sectional MRI of the prostate gland. The arrows note the neurovascular bundles. These bundles may be partially or completely spared during radical prostatectomy,
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