title: Renal cell carcinoma guideline.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The European Association of Urology (EAU) Guideline Group for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) prepared this guideline to help urologists assess the evidence-based management of RCC and to incorporate the guideline recommendations into their clinical practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  The recommendations provided in the current guideline are based on a systematic literature search using MedLine, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and publications and review articles.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A limited number of prospective randomised studies are available with high-level evidence. Most publications concerning RCC are based on retrospective analyses, including some larger multicentre validation studies and well-designed controlled studies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It must be stressed that the current guideline contains information for the treatment of an individual patient according to a standardised general approach. Updated recommendations concerning diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up can improve the clinical handling of patients with RCC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Urology and Andrology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden, and Department of Urology, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK. borje.ljungberg@urologi.umu.se
authors.forename: Börje
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ljungberg
authors.forename: Damian C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Hanbury
authors.forename: Marcus A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kuczyk
authors.forename: Axel S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Merseburger
authors.forename: Peter F A
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Mulders
authors.forename: Jean-Jacques
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Patard
authors.forename: Ioanel C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Sinescu
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009399:Nephrons; D011379:Prognosis