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This chapter outlines the latest therapeutic modalities, both surgical and non-surgical, for the treatment of localized prostate cancer. We begin by describing a modality somewhat unique to prostate cancer in conservative management (i.e., no treatment). For reasons described more fully in the main text, “watchful waiting,” may be a viable option in some men with adenocarcinoma of the prostate. We then describe radiation therapy, with the spectrum of therapeutic options ranging from external beam radiotherapy to brachytherapy to its most contemporary form in stereotactic hypofractionated radiosurgery. We go on to look at brachytherapy as yet another radiation modality in the treatment of prostate cancer. We discuss cryoablation of prostate tumors and mention high-intensity focused ultrasound in the treatment of prostatic adenocarcinoma. We finally go on to discuss surgical removal of the prostate, beginning with traditional open techniques and move on to the main body of the chapter by discussing laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, our surgical technique, and the outcomes from the latest studies that have been performed to date.

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