DESCRIPTION:
Renal Cancer: Contemporary Management provides a state of the art overview of the major topics in the field of kidney cancer. The material has been collected from the most current evidence based resources to allow for the appropriate care of these patients. The sections of the book have been structured to give an overview of the major issues dealing with renal cell carcinoma and transitional cell carcinoma of the kidney. The text also reviews the new staging system, discusses familial syndromes of renal cell carcinoma, and provides new perspectives with regard to imaging and managing renal tumors.
A valuable resource for physicians and researchers dealing with renal cancer, Renal Cancer: Contemporary Management provides a comprehensive summary of the field that will guide patient management and stimulate further clinical and basic science research efforts.
CONTENTS:
Chapter 1. Epidemiology, Screening and Clinical Staging
Chapter 2. Molecular Biology and Genetics
Chapter 3. Familial and Hereditary Syndromes
Chapter 4. Pathology of Renal Cell Carcinoma
Chapter 5. Imaging of Renal Cancer
Chapter 6. Molecular Imaging for Renal Cell Carcinoma
Chapter 7. History of Renal Surgery for Cancer
Chapter 8. Natural History, Role of Biopsy and Active Surveillance of Renal Masses
Chapter 9. Interventional Radiology and Angioinfarction: Transcatheter Embolization of Renal Tumors
Chapter 10. Unified Approaches to Surgery and Systemic Therapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma
Chapter 11. Rationale for Partial Nephrectomy
Chapter 12. Objectifying Complexity of Kidney Cancers: Relationships of Tumor Anatomy and Outcomes
Chapter 13. Open Partial Nephrectomy
Chapter 14. Minimally Invasive Partial Nephrectomy and Ablative Procedures for Small Renal Masses
Chapter 15. Surgery for Renal Cell Carcinoma with Thrombus Extension into the Vena Cava
Chapter 16. Role of Lymphadenectomy
Chapter 17. Postoperative Surveillance Protocols for Renal Cell Carcinoma
Chapter 18. Role of Surgery in Locally Recurrent and Metastatic Renal Cancer
Chapter 19. Outcomes_ Prognostic Factors, Models, and Algorithms
Chapter 20. Adjuvant Systemic Therapy, Immunotherapy and Targeted Treatment
Chapter 21. Role for Radiation Therapy in Renal Cancer
Chapter 22. Surgical Management for Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Upper Tract
Chapter 23. Management of Non-Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
