Salvage radiotherapy after high intensity focused ultrasound for prostate cancer

Abstract

High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a technique that has been used to treat localised prostate cancer. There is no standard treatment for patients who relapse with prostate cancer following primary treatment with HIFU; here we report the case of a patient who was successfully treated with external beam radiotherapy for disease relapse following HIFU. To date, our patient remains disease free with no toxicity from his treatment. Copyright 2012 BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved.