Renal Cell Cancer: Diagnosis and Therapy covers diagnostics, cancer research, molecular biology, immunology and clinical management. It provides an overview of new information in epidemiology, molecular and immunologic characteristics, and surgical therapy. The stateoftheart reference work covering renal cell cancer in its full extent currently on the market, it presents every aspect on the topic, new data and techniques, with a special focus on the latest diagnostic tests, genetic counselling, surgery including laparoscopy and minimally invasive therapies. Special topics are included, such as advanced disease, special situations, pain management, palliative care and followup. A significant part of the book deals with immunotherapy and the exciting new developments in molecular targeted therapy, including angiogenesis inhibitors, tyrosine kinase inhibitors and mTOR inhibitors, for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma. Renal Cell Cancer: Diagnosis and Therapy is the reference work of choice on this topic for urologists and oncologists.

InhaltsangabeEpidemiology of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Natural History of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Pathology of Renal Cell Carcinoma: Correlation of Morphology, Immunophenotype, and Genetic and Clinical Aspects.- Staging of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Prognostic Factors: Markers.- Diagnostic Tests.- Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Renal Cell Cancer.- Computer Tomography in Renal Cell Cancer.- Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Renal Cell Cancer.- Angiography as a Diagnostic Tool in Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Positron Emission Tomography in Renal Cancer.- Biopsies and Cytological Punctures.- Hereditary Factors.- von Hippel-Lindau Disease.- Genetic Counseling for Inherited Forms of Kidney Cancer.- Surgery.- Open Radical Nephrectomy for Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Radical Nephrectomy, Laparoscopic Transperitoneal.- Retroperitoneoscopic Radical Nephrectomy.- Radical Nephrectomy: Lymph Node Dissection.- Nephron-Sparing Surgery: Partial Nephrectomy Open.- Nephron-Sparing Surgery: Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy.- How Much Margin to Spare in Partial Nephrectomy.- Advanced Tumors: Tumor Thrombus.- Complicated Tumors: Bench Surgery.- Advanced Disease: Nonpulmonary Metastases.- Local Recurrence After Radical Nephrectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Minimal Invasive Therapies.- Cryosurgery.- Radiofrequency Ablation of Renal Masses.- High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound.- Current Status of Photodynamic Therapy for Renal Tumors.- Complicated Cysts and Cystic Carcinomas.- Nephron-Sparing Surgery for Central Renal Tumors.- Bilateral Renal Masses.- Old and Fragile Patients.- Obesity and Coumadin in Kidney Cancer.- Obesity and Kidney Cancer.- Coumadin and Kidney Cancer.- Embolization.- Benign Tumors of the Kidney.- Bone Metastases.- Radiotherapy.- Surgery.- Medical Management.- Immunotherapy.- Antiangiogenic Therapies in Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Signal Transduction Inhibitors in Renal Cell Cancer.- Cytotoxic Chemotherapy for Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer.- Cell-Based Vaccines for Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Monoclonal Antibody-Based Therapy.- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Allogeneic Immunotherapy for Cancer.- Bisphosphonate Treatment for Osteolytic Bone Metastases Associated with Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Therapeutic Counseling for the Medical Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Trends in Medical Management of Renal Cell Cancer.- Models of Human Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Follow-Up Strategies for Renal Cell Carcinoma After Nephrectomy.- Palliative Treatment in Renal Cell Cancer.- Future Directions.