Abstract
The decision to pursue a wait-and-see policy in cases of incidental carcinoma of the prostate depends upon two parameters: the patient’s age at diagnosis and the tumor’s biological activity. Regarding the former, one finds that the older the patient, the less likely he is to die as a result of tumor-related factors. We presently lack diagnostic means for assessing with certainty the growth rate of the tumor.
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Orestano, F. (1991). Problems of the Wait-and-See Policy in Incidental Carcinoma of the Prostate. In: Altwein, J.E., Faul, P., Schneider, W. (eds) Incidental Carcinoma of the Prostate. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76129-4_24
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