title: Recurrent renal cell cancer: 10 years or more after nephrectomy.
abstract: Localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC) responds well to surgery. Patients often question how long they have to be on surveillance after their surgery. Several follow-up patterns have been described in the literature. Until 2009, no published established Canadian guidelines existed to assist Canadian health-care practitioners in the surveillance of these patients. We present 3 cases of RCC that recurred 10 years or longer after the initial nephrectomy. These cases emphasize the need for careful long-term follow-up, as recommended in the Canadian Urological Association guidelines. We also discuss the optimism of prolonged disease survival in the era of novel therapeutic agents that target angiogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Richmond Hill Urology Practice & Prostate Institute, Richmond Hill, ON;
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abara
authors.forename: Iolanda
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chivulescu
authors.forename: Nilam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Clerk
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cano
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goth