title: [Radiologic staging of renal cell carcinoma].
abstract: The routine staging work-up for renal cancer includes a contrast-enhanced multiphasic spiral CT and a chest radiograph. If there is doubt regarding the presence and extent of (supradiaphragmatic) IVC thrombus, MR imaging should be performed. Dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging should be used in place of CT in any patient with severe renal dysfunction, symptomatic polycystic kidney disease, or a history of allergy to iodinated contrast media. Cavography is no longer needed in the era of (adaptive array detector) spiral CT and MR venography.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Radiologie, Graz.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Szolar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zebedin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Unger
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pummer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ranner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed