Management of Urologic Cancer Focal Therapy and Tissue Preservation [Hardcover]

Managing urologic cancer by preserving, as opposed to removing, affected tissue, is rapidly becoming the favoured choice for urologists and oncologists.  Discover all available options and how to achieve the best possible patient management with this expert guide to the area. The editor, Mark Schoenberg, is an internationally-renown expert in this exciting new area and has recruited an outstanding team featuring some of the leading urologists/oncologists in North America and Europe to assist him.

List of Contributors xiii

Preface xvii

Cancer Genetics, Cancer Biology, and Tumor Growth and Metastasis: The Interaction of Cancer and Its Host Environment 1
Mark C. Markowski and Kenneth J. Pienta

Renal Cell Carcinoma 1

Bladder Cancer 3

Prostate Cancer 6

References 12

Pathological Basis of Tumor Characterization: Cytopathology, Surgical Pathology,  and How Histo?]Morphology Informs Treatment Decision Making 19
Oleksandr N. Kryvenko and Fadi Brimo

The Kidney 23

The Urothelium 27

The Testis 29

References 30

The Immunobiology of Tumor Ablation 33
Rafi Kabarriti and Chandan Guha

Manipulating the Immune System to Fight Cancer 33

Can We Take Advantage of Ablative Therapies to Activate the Immune System? 34

Immunomodulatory Properties of HIFU 35

Immunomodulatory Properties of Cryotherapy 36

Immunomodulatory Properties of Radiation Therapy 37

References 38

Computed Tomography of Urologic Malignancies: The Role of MDCT in Renal CelS8