EAU guidelines on renal cell carcinoma: the 2010 update.
OBJECTIVE
The European Association of Urology Guideline Group for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has prepared these guidelines to help clinicians assess the current evidence-based management of RCC and to incorporate the present recommendations into daily clinical practice.


METHODS
The recommendations provided in the current updated guidelines are based on a thorough review of available RCC guidelines and review articles combined with a systematic literature search using Medline and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials.


RESULTS
A number of recent prospective randomised studies concerning RCC are now available with a high level of evidence, whereas earlier publications were based on retrospective analyses, including some larger multicentre validation studies, meta-analyses, and well-designed controlled studies.


CONCLUSIONS
These guidelines contain information for the treatment of an individual patient according to a current standardised general approach. Updated recommendations concerning diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up can improve the clinical handling of patients with RCC.
Ljungberg
Börje
B
Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Urology and Andrology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. borje.ljungberg@urologi.umu.se
Cowan
Nigel C
NC
Hanbury
Damian C
DC
Hora
Milan
M
Kuczyk
Markus A
MA
Merseburger
Axel S
AS
Patard
Jean-Jacques
JJ
Mulders
Peter F A
PF
Sinescu
Ioanel C
IC
D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*