title: The role of imaging in the surveillance of urologic malignancies.
abstract: Urologic malignancies are common, accounting for approximately 25% of all new cancer cases in the United States. Patients with urologic malignancies require long-term surveillance to detect progression or recurrence as early as possible. The urologist is faced with the task of balancing patient safety and cost-effectiveness, while finding the most practical follow-up regimen. For each urologic malignancy, this article reviews the commonly used radiologic techniques for surveillance and offers recommended follow-up schedules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Michigan Medical Center, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0330, USA.
authors.forename: Timothy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Bradford
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Montie
authors.forename: Khaled S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Hafez
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014571:Urologic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*