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Table 3 Late genitourinary toxicity

From: Late toxicity and five year outcomes after high-dose-rate brachytherapy as a monotherapy for localized prostate cancer

  

Late

Last late§

Symptom

Grade

n (%)

n (%)

Dysuria

0

23 (64)

36 (100)

 

1

8 (22)

0 (0)

 

2

5 (14)

0 (0)

Incontinence

0

29 (81 )

33 (92)

 

1

7 (19)

3 (8)

Retention

0

19 (53)

27 (75)

 

1

3 (9)

6 (17)

 

2

7 (19)

3 (8)

 

3

7 (19)

0 (0.0)

Frequency/urgency

0

16 (44)

25 (70)

 

1

13 (36)

7 (19)

 

2

6 (17)

4 (11)

 

3

1 (3)

0 (0.0)

Hematuria

0

28 (78)

34 (94)

 

1

4 (11)

1 (3)

 

2

4 (11)

2 (3)

Highest GU*

0

11 (31)

21 (58)

 

1

8 (22)

9 (25)

 

2

10 (28)

6 (17)

 

3

7 (19)

0 (0)

  1. Abbreviations: GU genitourinary, *The highest toxicity in a patient was counted as a single event, > 3 months after completion of therapy, §Incidence of late toxicity at last follow-up visit.