Renal carcinoma: diagnostic and therapeutic aspects.
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.
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