There has been a growing interest in focal treatment for prostate cancer, although this remains a controversial area. Criticism of focal prostate therapy has been based on the fact that prostate cancer is a multifocal disease. The authors of this Review discuss the clinical and biological implications of multifocal prostate cancer in the context of focal therapy patient selection and treatment planning.
- Markos Karavitakis
- Hashim U. Ahmed
- Mathias H. Winkler