Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis and Staging
Author Year N° pts PSA (mean; ng/ml) N° cores Cancer detection rate (%) Borboroglu et al. [48] 2000 57 8.6 22.5 30 Stewart et al. [49] 2001 224 8.7 23…
Renal Failure, Dialysis and Transplantation: In the Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma (Solitary Kidney and Bilateral Renal Tumours)
Infravesical: Urothelial cancer of the bladder, prostate cancer, urethral carcinoma, carcinoma cervix/uterus/ovary and rectum Supravesical: Urothelial cancer of ureter and renal pelvis, bladder, primary or secondary Retroperitoneal lymph node involvement,…
Cryotherapy for Prostate Cancer
Fig. 44.1 Cryoprobe placement for whole-gland treatment (Courtesy of Galil Medical, Inc, USA with permission) Fig. 44.2 Cryoprobe template insertion (Courtesy of Galil Medical, Inc, USA with permission) Argon gas…
Tumours of the Adrenal Gland
Fig. 25.1 Schematic representation of the blood supply of the adrenal glands Radiology of Adrenal Gland The major advantage of adrenal tumours is that it is often possible to reach…
Urachal and Urethral Cancer (Excluding Penile Cancer)
1. Tumour located in the bladder dome 2. Predominant invasion of the muscularis or deeper with a sharp demarcation between the tumour and surface bladder urothelium that is free of…
Surgical and Minimally Invasive Management of Upper Urinary Tract Tumours
Fig. 37.1 Large filling defect on cross-sectional contrast enhanced CT urography that was proven transitional cell carcinoma Fig. 37.2 Grossly hydronephrotic right kidney with a thin rim of cortex on…
Non-Urological Cancers Affecting the Urinary Tract
Cervix (%risk nodal metastases) Cervix (%risk nodal metastases) IA Microscopic disease confined to the cervix IA1 1 – ≤3 mm deep, ≤7 mm wide (<2 %) IA2 2 – 3–5…
Palliative Care in Urological Cancer
Fig. 15.1 Appropriate care near the end of life (Adapted from Lynn and Adamson [34]. With permission from RAND Corporation) Recently published research in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung…
Cancer Penis and Scrotum
T – Primary tumor TX Primary tumor cannot be assessed TO No evidence of primary tumor Tis Carcinoma in situ Ta Noninvasive verrucous carcinoma TI Tumor invades subepithelial connective tissue…
Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer: Systemic Chemotherapy and a System Problem
Parameter Raghavan et al. [16] Tannock et al. [14] Kantoff et al. [17] Ernst et al. [18] Berry et al. [19] Raghavan et al. [20] Age Median 64 69 72…
