Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Sub-Epididymal Orchiectomy Versus Conventional Orchiectomy in Metastatic Carcinoma of Prostate
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Bilateral orchiectomy versus total androgen blockade in the management of metastatic cancer prostate
Among all cancers that arise in the prostate the most common is adenocarcinoma accounting for more than 95%. The etiology of prostate cancer remains unknown and no definite carcinogen is known to be responsible; a viral etiology has been suggested but not verified. It is possible that alternation in estrogen & androgen balance and metabolic alteration in prostate may play a role but exact clini...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Surgery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0972-2068,0973-9793
DOI: 10.1007/s12262-010-0207-0