<unk>  is typically performed in men who have early stage prostate cancer. Early stage prostate cancer is confined to the prostate gland and has not yet spread beyond the prostate or to other parts of the body. Attempts are made prior to surgery, through medical tests such as bone scans, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), to identify cancer outside of the prostate.<unk>  may also be used if prostate cancer has failed to respond to radiation therapy, but the risk of urinary incontinence is substantial.
Radical retropubic prostatectomy
Radical perineal prostatectomy
Transurethral resection of the prostate
Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
Transurethral incision of the prostate
Lower anterior resection
Pinealectomy
Transurethral needle ablation of the prostate