Renal cell carcinoma / Brian I. Rini, Steven C. Campbell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rini, Brian I.

Contributor:

Campbell, Steven C., 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Renal cell carcinoma.

Kidneys--Cancer.

Kidneys.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 p.)

Place of Publication:

Shelton, CT : People's Medical Publishing House ; Maidenhead : McGraw Hill Education, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Edited and written by medical oncologists and surgeons, this new reference covers all aspects of renal cell cancer from pathology and molecular genetics onto diagnosis, screening and imaging. Includes all the latest on management and treatment from medical and immunotherapy through to surgical procedures. Covers future therapeutics and supportive care. The bulk of the chapters deal with practical management of the continuum of kidney cancer ranging from the small renal mass to the metastatic patient. Different treatment approaches are discussed within the context of each of these clinical scenarios, and surgical and therapeutic advances are highlighted. In addition, special populations such as patients requiring palliative care, those with brain or bone metastasis and those with inherited renal cell carcinoma are discussed.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Contributors; Pathology of Renal Cell Carcinomas; Epidemiology and Screening of Renal Cell Carcinoma; Diagnosis and Management of Inherited Renal Cancer; Genetics of Sporadic Renal Cell Carcinoma; Imaging Techniques in Renal Cell Carcinoma; Active Surveillance of Sporadic Renal Masses; Energy-Ablative Therapy for Small Renal Masses; Partial Nephrectomy; Prognostic Factors in Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma; Radical Nephrectomy for Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma; Surgical Management of Locally Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma; Adjuvant Therapy in Renal Cell Carcinoma

Prognostic Factors in Metastatic Renal Cell CarcinomaImmunobiology of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma; Immunotherapy in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma; Angiogenesis Biology in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Ligand- Binding Agents; Therapeutic Inhibition of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptors; mTOR Pathway Biology in Renal Cell Carcinoma; Clinical Results of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Inhibition in Renal Cell Carcinoma; Response, Resistance and Future Therapeutics in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

The Role of Surgery in Advanced Renal Cell CarcinomaBisphosphonates; Management of Central Nervous System Metastasis from Renal Carcinoma; Palliative Care Considerations and Quality of Life Issues in Renal Cancer; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60795-126-6

OCLC:

923337198