New Findings in Prostate Cancer: Highlights from the 23rd Annual Congress of the European Association of Urology, March 26–29, 2008, Milan, Italy

[摘要] The 23rd Annual Congress of the European Association of Urology offered an array of more than 1000 posters and 42 videos on several themes. Major topics regarding prostate cancer included basic research, prognostic factors, surgical and functional outcome, and management of postoperative urinary leakage and erectile dysfunction. Important new research was presented on diagnosis, prognostic factors, therapeutic modalities, T3 tumor, and surgical approaches for carcinoma of the prostate.

[学科分类] 基础医学

[关键词] Prostate cancer;cT3; Prognostic factors; Pelvic lymphadenectomy; Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging; Quality of life; Radical prostatectomy; Postoperative urinary continence