Staging renal cell carcinoma with helical CT: the revised 1997 AJCC and UICC TNM criteria.
The TNM staging system for renal cell carcinoma, revised in 1997 by the UICC and AJCC, has important implications for tumor prognosis and surgical planning. Multislice helical CT of the kidneys plays a vital role in the detection, characterization, and staging of renal cell carcinoma, and for surgical planning. Radiologists should be familiar with state-of-the-art helical CT techniques, the revised TNM staging criteria, and the varied appearances of renal tumors, tumor cell types, and the wide variety of metastatic disease that occurs in advanced cases.
Yoon
John
J
Department of Radiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
Herts
Brian R
BR
D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed