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Carcinoma of the Prostate pp 347–354Cite as

Cryotherapy for Carcinoma of the Prostate

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The use of low temperature of subzero modalities for medical treatment dates back to the mid-nineteenth century. Initially the agents used included liquid gases such as air, oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen. Around the turn of the century ether spray, ethyl chloride spray, and solidified carbon dioxide were introduced. The modern era of cryosurgery began following World War II, when liquid nitrogen at a temperature of — 190°C became available. Liquid nitrogen was used commonly for the treatment of various skin lesions and was later employed to destroy some brain tumors as well as the lesions of parkinsonism and other neuromuscular disorders.

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  1. Division of Urology, University of California San Diego Medical Center, 200 West Arbor Drive, San Diego, CA, 92103-8897, USA

    J. D. Schmidt MD (Professor and Head)

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  1. University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA

    Zbigniew Petrovich MD (Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology and Urology, Chairman, Department of Radiation Oncology) (Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology and Urology, Chairman, Department of Radiation Oncology)

  2. Department of Urology, St. Pieter’s Hospital, University of Leuven, Brusselsestraat 69, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Luc Baert MD

  3. Department of Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University, 230 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 1902-1192, USA

    Luther W. Brady MD (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

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Schmidt, J.D. (1996). Cryotherapy for Carcinoma of the Prostate. In: Petrovich, Z., Baert, L., Brady, L.W. (eds) Carcinoma of the Prostate. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60956-5_24

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