What does prostate cancer surgery involve?

If there is a reasonable chance the cancer might have spread to nearby lymph nodes (based on your PSA level, prostate biopsy results, and other factors), the surgeon may also remove some of these lymph nodes at this time (known as a lymph node biopsy). read more

answer Laparoscopic prostate surgery is a type of minimally invasive surgery performed with the aid of a small camera. read more

The main type of surgery for prostate cancer is a radical prostatectomy. In this operation, the surgeon removes the entire prostate gland plus some of the tissue around it, including the seminal vesicles. A radical prostatectomy can be done in different ways. read more