title: Renal carcinoma: diagnostic and therapeutic aspects.
abstract: Angiographic diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma depends primarily upon the demonstration of abnormal vasculature within the tumor. Unless the renal vein is well visualized on the arteriogram, a venacavogram and renal venogram should be performed to detect tumor in these vessels. At present, the only effective treatment for renal carcinoma is radical nephrectomy.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000792:Angiography; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009392:Nephrectomy; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray