Renal cell carcinoma: twenty years of experience.
In a long-term study of 166 patients with renal cell carcinoma, the authors found that earlier diagnosis and radical nephrectomy resulted in improved survival in patients with localized lesions, but the outlook for patients with advanced disease showed little improvement. Enhanced diagnostic techniques during the study period include ultrasonography and radionuclide scanning with technetium glucoheptonate. Therapeutic advances include renal artery embolization and bench surgery, with autotransplantation or donor transplantation of limited value in selected cases.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging