Case Studies in Urological Cancer

by Adrian N. Harnett , Robert N. Meddings , Brian McGlynn , With contributions by Stephen Cooper , Bob Nairn

• ISBN13: 9781841101385
• ISBN10: 1841101389
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Greenwich Medical Media

Summary

Case Studies in Urological Cancer builds in the success of Dr Harnett's previous Case Studies in Breast Cancer, which has established itself as a key title for anyone involved in diagnosis and care of the patient with breast cancer. Featuring over 30 detailed case studies, with comprehensive explanatory text and full colour illustrations, throughout, this book provides any healthcare professional involved in urological cancer with a selection of thought-provoking, practice-changing problems in this common malignant condition. To ensure a multidisciplinary perspective, and the most comprehensive coverage possible, Dr Harnett is assisted for this volume by two co-authors, one a urological surgeon and one a urology nurse specialist, both with many years' experience of front-line patient care.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Bladder	p. 1
Immunotherapy in bladder cancer	p. 3
Treatment for localised disease	p. 7
Management of multiple tumours	p. 9
Two primary urological tumours	p. 13
Chemosensitive bladder carcinoma	p. 17
Renal failure and chemotherapy	p. 21
Prostate	p. 25
A prostate cancer dilemma	p. 27
Treatment for early stage disease	p. 31
Metastatic disease or not?	p. 35
Bone scan for low risk disease?	p. 37
Multiple urological tumours	p. 41
Solitary bone metastasis	p. 45
Spinal chord compression	p. 51
Unusual sites of metastatic disease	p. 55
Prostate cancer and liver metastases	p. 59
Bone marrow infiltration	p. 65
Kidney	p. 71
Adapting treatment for an unusual situation	p. 73
Management of a complex renal cyst	p. 77
The equivocal renal carcinoma	p. 81
Surveillance of the upper urinary tract	p. 85
Immunotherapy sensitive renal carcinoma	p. 91
The role of surgery	p. 97
Metastatic disease, unknown primary	p. 101
Penis	p. 107
In situ disease	p. 109
The unusual location	p. 111
The unusual tumour	p. 113
Primary or metastatic?	p. 115
Testis	p. 119
The common tumour	p. 121
The unusual tumour	p. 123
Testicular pain from a rare tumour	p. 125
The extratesticular tumour	p. 127
Metastatic teratoma at presentation	p. 131
Metastatic seminoma at presentation	p. 135
Selected trials	p. 141
Drugs used in urological cancer treatment	p. 139
Hormone therapy guideline for prostate cancer	p. 143
PSA	p. 145
TNM staging	p. 147
Gleason score	p. 149
Recommended reading	p. 151
Index	p. 153
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