Clinical Management of Renal Tumors (Hardback)  | Released: 01-Jun-08

This volume provides an in-depth review of the data relating to the management of renal tumors as well as an updated description regarding pathologic and molecular classification of renal tumors. The neoplasms covered include clear cell carcinomas, papillary cancers, nonepithelial tumors, and other mass lesions that resemble tumors. The book discusses the management of patients with renal cancer having localized or advanced disease. It also details surgical approaches for primary and metastatic tumors, symptom palliation, and systemic therapy for metastatic disease including immunotherapy and targeted approaches. Clinical Management of Renal Tumors offers a compilation of some of the best data on the clinical management of renal tumors by world-renowned experts. Including both diagnostic and therapeutic coverage, it reviews medical and surgical approaches to therapy by experts like Andrew Novick, who has devised groundbreaking minimally invasive techniques for renal surgery.