Principles and Practice of Urooncology : Radiotherapy, Surgery and Systemic Therapy

This evidence-based, state of the art guide to the management of urological malignancies, including bladder cancer, prostate cancer, and testicular cancer, is designed to serve as an easy-to-consult reference that will assist in daily decision making and the delivery of optimal care for individual p...

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Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors Ozyigit, Gokhan (Editor), Selek, Ugur (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319561141
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-56114-1
Physical DescriptionXVII, 445 p. 155 illus., 111 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Selection criteria based on Radiation Oncology perspective for definitive treatment approaches in urological cancers
  • Radiological imaging in urological cancers
  • The role of functional imaging in urological cancers
  • Surgery in renal cell cancer
  • Systemic therapies in renal cell cancer
  • The role of radiotherapy in renal cell cancer
  • Screening of prostate cancer: Pros and Cons
  • Risk groupings in prostate cancer
  • Active surveillance in low risk cancer: Pros and Cons
  • Alternative focal therapies in low-risk prostate cancer: HiFU and Cryotherapy
  • Robotic surgery in prostate cancer
  • Radical retropubic prostatectomy in low-high risk prostate cancer
  • Guidelines for the delineation of primary tumor target volume in prostate cancer
  • Guidelines for the delineation of lymphatic target volumes in prostate cancer
  • Modern radiotherapy techniques in prostate cancers
  • Protontherapy for prostate cancer
  • Brachytherapy for prostate cancer
  • Stereotactic body radiotherapy for prostate cancer
  • The role of hormonal therapies and radiotherapy in prostate cancer
  • The role of hormonal therapies after surgery
  • PSA after radiotherapy: Biochemical failure and PSA bounce
  • Adjuvant and Salvage Radiotherapy in prostate cancer
  • Reirradiation in prostate cancer
  • Systemic chemotherapies in the management of prostate cancer
  • Translational research and immunotherapy in prostate cancer
  • Surgery in superficial and invasive bladder cancer
  • Target volume delineation guidelines in bladder cancer
  • Bladder preservation therapies in bladder cancer
  • Systemic chemotherapies in bladder cancers
  • Translational research and immunotherapy in bladder cancer
  • Radiolabelled targeted therapies in urological tumors
  • Radiation induced toxicity and related management strategies on urological malignancies
  • Quality assurance of modern radiotherapy techniques in urological malignancies.