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Pituitary Ablation in the Relief of Pain in Advanced Prostatic Carcinoma
Author(s) -
FITZPATRICK J. M.,
GARDINER R. A.,
WILLIAMS J. P.,
RIDDLE P. R.,
O'DONOGHUE E. P. N.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1980.tb08921.x
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate carcinoma , ablation , prostate , pain relief , carcinoma , surgery , urology , cancer
Summary— Fifty‐five patients with diffuse pain due to bone metastases from prostate carcinoma were treated by pituitary ablation (53 with intrasellar Yttrium 90 and 2 with intrapituitary alcohol instillation). The provisional criteria of the British Prostate Group were used to assess results. Post‐operatively, 44 patients (80%) were significantly free of pain and 12 of them were completely pain‐free. In only 11 cases (20%) was there no relief of pain. Of the 39 patients who required narcotics before ablation, only 12 required them post‐operatively. Pituitary ablation with Yttrium 90 has an important place in the relief of pain in advanced carcinoma of the prostate, although survival is not increased.