Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Shariat, Shahrokh F. (Editor), Xylinas, Evanguelos (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Oncology.; Urology.; Medicine & Public Health.

Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma represents the first book of its kind to be dedicated solely to UTUC. Its aim is to improve understanding and eventually care of a disease that is greatly understudied and underappreciated, yet commonly dealt with by many medical and urologic oncologists. The volume...

Table of Contents:

• Epidemiology and risk factors for upper urinary urothelial cancers
• Diagnosis and Evaluation of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC)
• Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Pathology
• Prognostics factors, molecular markers and predictive tools in upper tract urothelial carcinoma
• Conservative management of low-risk UTUC
• Surgical Management of High-risk Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma
• The Role of Lymphadenectomy in the Management of Urothelial Carcinoma of the Upper Urinary Tract
• Chemotherapy.