High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a treatment option for low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer and more recently has been used as salvage therapy after failed radiation therapy. We present a case of local recurrence with biochemical failure after radical prostatectomy and salvage external beam radiation therapy with salvage HIFU without biochemical recurrence at 20 months.
Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada. 2015 Sep 09 [Epub]
Rebekah Rittberg, Tadeusz Kroczak, Neil Fleshner, Darrel Drachenberg
Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB;, Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB;, Section of Urology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON. , Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB;