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Carcinoma of the Kidney and Testis, and Rare Urologic Malignancies

Innovations in Management

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  • © 1999

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Editors:
  1. Zbigniew Petrovich

    1. Department of Radiation Oncology Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA

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  2. Luc Baert

    1. Department of Urology, Catholic University of Leuven, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium

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  3. Luther W. Brady

    1. Hylda Cohn/American Cancer Society, USA
      Department of Radiation Oncology, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences Allegheny University Hospitals, Philadelphia, USA

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  • the book provides current information on the etiology, diagnosis and treatment - well referenced, comprehensive update on the topics presented - provides good assistance to teaching - numerous illustrations assist the reader in obtaining a better understanding of the presented data

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology (MEDRAD)

Part of the book sub series: Radiation Oncology (Med Radiol Radiat Oncol)

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Table of contents (38 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
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  2. Renal Cell Carcinoma

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Epidemiology of Renal Cell Carcinoma

      • M. C. Yu, J.-M. Yuan, R. K. Ross
      Pages 3-13

    3. Pathology of Renal Cell Carcinoma

      • T. Roskams, B. Van Damme
      Pages 15-23

    4. Genetics of Renal Cell Carcinoma

      • P. Dal Cin, H. Van Den Berghe
      Pages 25-31

    5. Imaging of Renal Parenchymal Tumors

      • R. H. Oyen, G. A. Verswijvel
      Pages 33-56

    6. Radical Nephrectomy

      • J. P. Stein, D. G. Skinner
      Pages 57-78

    7. Nephron-Sparing Surgery

      • H. P. Van Poppel, L. Baert
      Pages 79-93

    8. Palliative Surgical Therapy

      • H. P. Van Poppel, L. Baert
      Pages 95-109

    9. Preoperative and Palliative Embolization

      • L. Stockx, H. Raat
      Pages 111-116

    10. Immunotherapy and Chemotherapy for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

      • S. J. Tucker, A. Belldegrun, R. A. Figlin
      Pages 117-129

    11. The Role of Radiotherapy in the Management of Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma

      • Z. Petrovich, G. Jozsef, C. Yu, C.-S. Zee
      Pages 131-148

    12. Radiation Therapy for Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis and Ureters

      • J. E. Lahaniatis, J. M. Michalski, L. W. Brady
      Pages 149-155

    13. Diagnosis and Management of Tumors of the Adrenal Gland

      • A. Van den Bruel, R. Oyen, R. Bouillon
      Pages 157-168

    14. Surgical Treatment of Adrenal Gland Tumors

      • J. P. Stein, D. G. Skinner
      Pages 169-186

    15. Diagnosis and Management of Retroperitoneal Tumors in Pediatric Patients

      • G. A. Bogaert, B. A. Kogan
      Pages 187-200

  3. Carcinoma of the Testis CAR

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 201-201
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    2. Carcinoma of the Testis: The Epidemiology and Etiology

      • C. L. Pearce, B. E. Henderson, R. K. Ross
      Pages 203-210

    3. Carcinoma of the Testis: Pathology

      • P. W. Nichols
      Pages 211-237

    4. Imaging of Testicular Neoplasms

      • R. H. Oyen, B. M. Verbist, G. A. Verswijvel
      Pages 239-256
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About this book

In the United States in 1997, 28800 new cases of malignant tumors of the kidney and renal pelvis were diagnosed along with 2100 new cases of malignant tumors of the ureter and other urinary organs, 7200 primary malignant tumors of the testis, and 1300 primary malignant tumors of the penis and other genital organs. In large measure, surgery is the treatment of choice for these tumors, but radiation therapy is in­ creasingly recognized as having significant and important curative and palliative bene­ fits in each of these tumor sites. Surgery is the standard form of treatment for non­ metastatic renal cell carcinomas as well as for malignancies of the renal pelvis and ureter, with radical nephrectomy and radical uretectomy being employed. However, postoperative radiation therapy is of value for those patients who demonstrate evi­ dence of residual tumor following surgery, transection of tumor during surgery, or positive regional lymph node drainage. As regards the rare tumors that involve the female urethra, surgical resection is appropriate for those that are limited and local in character and amenable to partial ureterectomy. With tumors that are more advanced in character, however, local recurrence and lymphatic dissemination are significant problems, and treatmentby radiation therapy programs alone yield satisfactory control rates as well as limited recurrences and long-term survivors. For primary tumors involving the testis, the major approach to nonseminomatous tumors is surgical resection with postsurgical systemic chemotherapy.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Radiation Oncology Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA

    Zbigniew Petrovich

  • Department of Urology, Catholic University of Leuven, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium

    Luc Baert

  • Hylda Cohn/American Cancer Society, USA

    Luther W. Brady

  • Department of Radiation Oncology, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences Allegheny University Hospitals, Philadelphia, USA

    Luther W. Brady

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Carcinoma of the Kidney and Testis, and Rare Urologic Malignancies

  • Book Subtitle: Innovations in Management

  • Editors: Zbigniew Petrovich, Luc Baert, Luther W. Brady

  • Series Title: Medical Radiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59839-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-64144-2Published: 12 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-59839-5Published: 11 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0942-5373

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-4187

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 472

  • Number of Illustrations: 40 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Urology, Radiotherapy, Ultrasound, Pathology

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