InhaltsangabePreface.- 1. Renal Cell Carcinoma: Background.- 2. Imaging of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- 32. The Role of Percutaneous Imaging Guided Biopsy in the Diagnosis and Management of Renal Masses.- 4. Pathology of Renal Cell Carcinomas.- 5. The Epidemiology of Renal Tumors.- 6. Molecular Genetics in Inherited Renal Cell Carcinoma: Identification of Targets in the Hereditary Syndromes.- 7: T Cell Unresponsiveness in RCC patients.- 8. Renal Cell Carcinoma: Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis.- 9. Clinical and Pathologic Staging of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- 10. Active Surveillance of Localized Renal Tumors.- 11. Radical nephrectomy.- 12. Laporoscopic Radical Nephrectomy.- 13. Open Nephron-Sparing Surgery for Renal Cell Carcinoma.- 14. Minimally Invasive Nephron Sparing Surgery (MINSS) for Renal Tumors: Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy and Probe Ablative Treatments.- 15. The Role of Angioinfarction in the Management of Renal Tumors.- 16. Surveillance Strategies Following Curative Therapy for Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma.- 17. Local Recurrence of Renal Cell Carcinoma: Management.- 18. Adjuvant Therapy of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- 19. Prognostic Factors for Survival in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma.- 20. Functional Imaging of Renal Cell Cancer.- 21. Nephrectomy in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Clinical and Biologic Effects.- 22. Spontaneous Regression of Renal Cell Cancer and the Role of Prognostic Factors.- 23. Clinical Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- 24. Chemotherapy for Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Cancer.- 25. Signal Transduction Inhibitors in Renal Cell Carcinoma.- 26. Pulmonary Metastases in Patients with Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma : Role of Metastasectomy.- 27. Management of Skeletal Metastases in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients.- 28. Renal Cell Carcinoma Metstatic to the Pancreas : Clinical and Therapeutic Aspects.- 29. Intracranial Renal Cell Cancer Metastasis.- 30. Role of Radiation Therapy in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma.- 31. Palliation in Renal Cancer.- 32. Management of Patients With Pathologic Variants of Renal Cell Carcinoma: Papillary, Collecting Duct, Medullary and Chromophobe Carcinoma, and Sarcomatoid Dedifferentiation.- 33. Renal Cell Carcinoma in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease.- 34. Management of Renal Adenomas and Oncocytomas.- 35. Renal Angiomyolipoma: Diagnosis and Management.- 36. Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis: Management.- 37. Wilms Tumor in Children and Adults.- 38. Rare Malignancies of the Kidney: Evaluation and Management.

Preface.- 1. Renal Cell Carcinoma: Background.- 2. Imaging of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- 32. The Role of Percutaneous Imaging Guided Biopsy in the Diagnosis and Management of Renal Masses.- 4. Pathology of Renal Cell Carcinomas.- 5. The Epidemiology of Renal Tumors.- 6. Molecular Genetics in Inherited Renal Cell Carcinoma: Identification of Targets in the Hereditary Syndromes.- 7: T Cell Unresponsiveness in RCC patients.- 8. Renal Cell Carcinoma: Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis.- 9. Clinical and Pathologic Staging of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- 10. Active Surveillance of Localized Renal Tumors.- 11. Radical nephrectomy.- 12. Laporoscopic Radical Nephrectomy.- 13. Open Nephron-Sparing Surgery for Renal Cell Carcinoma.- 14. Minimally Invasive Nephron Sparing Surgery (MINSS) for Renal Tumors: Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy and Probe Ablative Treatments.- 15. The Role of Angioinfarction in the Management of Renal Tumors.- 16. Surveillance Strategies Following Curative Therapy for Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma.- 17. Local Recurrence of Renal Cell Carcinoma: Management.- 18. Adjuvant Therapy of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- 19. Prognostic Factors for Survival in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma.- 20. Functional Imaging of Renal Cell Cancer.- 21. Nephrectomy in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Clinical and Biologic Effects.- 22. Spontaneous Regression of Renal Cell Cancer and the Role of Prognostic Factors.- 23. Clinical Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- 24. Chemotherapy for Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Cancer.- 25. Signal Transduction Inhibitors in Renal Cell Carcinoma.- 26. Pulmonary Metastases in Patients with Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma: Role of Metastasectomy.- 27. Management of Skeletal Metastases in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients.- 28. Renal Cell Carcinoma Metstatic to the Pancreas: Clinical and Therapeutic Aspects.- 29. Intracranial Renal Cell Cancer Metastasis.- 30. Role of Radiation Therapy in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma.- 31. Palliation in Renal Cancer.- 32. Management of Patients With Pathologic Variants of Renal Cell Carcinoma: Papillary, Collecting Duct, Medullary and Chromophobe Carcinoma, and Sarcomatoid Dedifferentiation.- 33. Renal Cell Carcinoma in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease.- 34. Management of Renal Adenomas and Oncocytomas.- 35. Renal Angiomyolipoma: Diagnosis and Management.- 36. Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis: Management.- 37. Wilms Tumor in Children and Adults.- 38. Rare Malignancies of the Kidney: Evaluation and Management.