Oncological effect of palliative transurethral resection of the prostate in patients with advanced prostate cancer: a propensity score matching study.
Se Young ChoiJeman RyuDalsan YouIn Gab JeongJun Hyuk HongHanjong AhnChoung-Soo KimPublished in: Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology (2018)
The oncologic effect of pTURP as cytoreductive operation seems to be limited. Patients who had to receive pTURP due to cancer-related symptoms, especially early necessity of pTURP (within 3 months after biopsy), showed worse clinical courses; therefore, they should be treated more carefully and actively.