Carcinoma of the kidney / edited by Uday Patel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Patel, Uday.

Series:

Contemporary issues in cancer imaging

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kidneys--Cancer.

Kidneys.

Kidneys--Cancer--Imaging.

Kidney Neoplasms--diagnosis.

Diagnostic Imaging--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Kidney Neoplasms--diagnosis.

Diagnostic Imaging--methods.

Physical Description:

xi, 235 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (partly color) ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Summary:

The last two decades have seen ground-shifting changes in the epidemiology, genetics, diagnosis and management of renal cancer. Advances in diagnosis have led to many tumours being identified at an asymptomatic stage. There have also been parallel advances in treatment, such as nephron sparing procedures and radiologically guided ablative procedures.

However, these changes have brought with them dilemmas, such as our ability to evaluate the nature and aggressiveness of early-stage tumours and how best to identify those patients who will benefit most from early treatment. This practical, clinically oriented volume focuses on these current diagnostic and clinical challenges, making it relevant to all members of the multidisciplinary cancer care team.

Contents:

Renal cell cancer: overview and immunochemotherapy / Vincent Khoo

Pathology of adult renal parenchymal cancers / Patricia Harnden

Familial and inherited renal cancers / Tristan Barrett and Peter L. Choyke

Radiological diagnosis of renal cancer / Richard H. Cohan and Saroja Adusumilli

Staging of renal cancer / Giles Rottenberg and Sheila C. Rankin

The case for biopsy in the modern management of renal cancer / Colin P. Cantwell, Debra Gervais, and Peter R. Mueller

Imaging characteristics of unusual renal cancers / Anju Sahdev and Rodney H. Reznek

Surgery for renal cancer: current status / Ravi Barod and Tim O'Brien

Ablation of renal cancer / Elizabeth E. Rutherford and David J. Breen

Post-treatment surveillance of renal cancer / Parvati Ramchandani

Imaging for nephron-sparing procedures / Brian R. Herts and Erick M. Remer.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780521878388

0521878381

OCLC:

154886833

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