Contents
Epidemiology 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.
