From the reviews: "Clinical Management of Renal Tumors is comprehensive and timely, bringing together the dramatic changes that have unfolded in the management of this disease. Both of the book's editors were at the heart of the revolution that improved the treatment of renal-cell carcinoma. ... excellent resource for patients, families, and practitioners." (Robert A. Figlin, The New England Journal of Medicine, October, 2008) "This is an extremely through compilation with multimodality input on the clinical management of renal tumors. ... this book is an outstanding and comprehensive guide to the current state of the art of management of renal tumors. ... The editors are to be congratulated for a very through and timely effort. This book is an excellent resource." (J. P. Dutcher, Medical Oncology, Vol. 25, 2008)

• Renal Cell Carcinoma: Background.- Imaging of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- The Role of Percutaneous Imaging-Guided Biopsy in the Diagnosis and Management of Renal Masses.- Pathology of Renal Cell Carcinomas.- Epidemiology of Renal Tumors.- Molecular Genetics in Inherited Renal Cell Carcinoma: Identification of Targets in the Hereditary Syndromes.- T-cell Unresponsiveness in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients.- Renal Cell Carcinoma: Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis.- Clinical and Pathologic Staging of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Active Surveillance of Localized Renal Tumors.- Radical Nephrectomy.- Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy.- Open Nephron-Sparing Surgery for Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Minimally Invasive Nephron-Sparing Surgery for Renal Tumors: Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy and Probe Ablative Treatments.- The Role of Angioinfarction in the Management of Renal Tumors.- Surveillance Strategies Following Curative Therapy for Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Local Recurrence of Renal Cell Carcinoma: Management.- Adjuvant Therapy of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Prognostic Factors for Survival in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Functional Imaging of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Nephrectomy in Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Clinical and Biologic Effects.- Spontaneous Regression of Renal Cell Carcinoma and the Role of Prognostic Factors.- Systemic Therapy for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Cytokines.- Chemotherapy for Metastatic Clear-Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Signal Transduction Inhibitors in Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Pulmonary Metastases in Patients with Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma: Role of Metastasectomy.- Management of Skeletal Metastases in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients.- Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to the Pancreas: Clinical and Therapeutic Aspects.- Intracranial RenalCell Cancer Metastasis.- Role of Radiation Therapy in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Palliation in Renal Cancer.- Management of Patients with Pathologic Variants of Renal Cell Carcinoma: Papillary, Collecting Duct, Medullary and Chromophobe Carcinoma, and Sarcomatoid Differentiation.- Renal Cell Carcinoma in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease.- Management of Renal Adenomas and Oncocytomas.- Renal Angiomyolipoma: Diagnosis and Management.- Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis: Management.- Wilms’ Tumor in Children and Adults.- Rare Malignancies of the Kidney: Evaluation and Management.

From the reviews: "Clinical Management of Renal Tumors is comprehensive and timely, bringing together the dramatic changes that have unfolded in the management of this disease. Both of the book's editors were at the heart of the revolution that improved the treatment of renal-cell carcinoma. ... excellent resource for patients, families, and practitioners." (Robert A. Figlin, The New England Journal of Medicine, October, 2008) "This is an extremely through compilation with multimodality input on the clinical management of renal tumors. ... this book is an outstanding and comprehensive guide to the current state of the art of management of renal tumors. ... The editors are to be congratulated for a very through and timely effort. This book is an excellent resource." (J. P. Dutcher, Medical Oncology, Vol. 25, 2008)

• Renal Cell Carcinoma: Background.- Imaging of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- The Role of Percutaneous Imaging-Guided Biopsy in the Diagnosis and Management of Renal Masses.- Pathology of Renal Cell Carcinomas.- Epidemiology of Renal Tumors.- Molecular Genetics in Inherited Renal Cell Carcinoma: Identification of Targets in the Hereditary Syndromes.- T-cell Unresponsiveness in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients.- Renal Cell Carcinoma: Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis.- Clinical and Pathologic Staging of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Active Surveillance of Localized Renal Tumors.- Radical Nephrectomy.- Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy.- Open Nephron-Sparing Surgery for Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Minimally Invasive Nephron-Sparing Surgery for Renal Tumors: Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy and Probe Ablative Treatments.- The Role of Angioinfarction in the Management of Renal Tumors.- Surveillance Strategies Following Curative Therapy for Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Local Recurrence of Renal Cell Carcinoma: Management.- Adjuvant Therapy of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Prognostic Factors for Survival in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Functional Imaging of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Nephrectomy in Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Clinical and Biologic Effects.- Spontaneous Regression of Renal Cell Carcinoma and the Role of Prognostic Factors.- Systemic Therapy for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Cytokines.- Chemotherapy for Metastatic Clear-Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Signal Transduction Inhibitors in Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Pulmonary Metastases in Patients with Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma: Role of Metastasectomy.- Management of Skeletal Metastases in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients.- Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to the Pancreas: Clinical and Therapeutic Aspects.- Intracranial RenalCell Cancer Metastasis.- Role of Radiation Therapy in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Palliation in Renal Cancer.- Management of Patients with Pathologic Variants of Renal Cell Carcinoma: Papillary, Collecting Duct, Medullary and Chromophobe Carcinoma, and Sarcomatoid Differentiation.- Renal Cell Carcinoma in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease.- Management of Renal Adenomas and Oncocytomas.- Renal Angiomyolipoma: Diagnosis and Management.- Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis: Management.- Wilms’ Tumor in Children and Adults.- Rare Malignancies of the Kidney: Evaluation and Management.

From the reviews: "Clinical Management of Renal Tumors is comprehensive and timely, bringing together the dramatic changes that have unfolded in the management of this disease. Both of the book's editors were at the heart of the revolution that improved the treatment of renal-cell carcinoma. ... excellent resource for patients, families, and practitioners." (Robert A. Figlin, The New England Journal of Medicine, October, 2008) "This is an extremely through compilation with multimodality input on the clinical management of renal tumors. ... this book is an outstanding and comprehensive guide to the current state of the art of management of renal tumors. ... The editors are to be congratulated for a very through and timely effort. This book is an excellent resource." (J. P. Dutcher, Medical Oncology, Vol. 25, 2008)

• Renal Cell Carcinoma: Background.- Imaging of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- The Role of Percutaneous Imaging-Guided Biopsy in the Diagnosis and Management of Renal Masses.- Pathology of Renal Cell Carcinomas.- Epidemiology of Renal Tumors.- Molecular Genetics in Inherited Renal Cell Carcinoma: Identification of Targets in the Hereditary Syndromes.- T-cell Unresponsiveness in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients.- Renal Cell Carcinoma: Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis.- Clinical and Pathologic Staging of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Active Surveillance of Localized Renal Tumors.- Radical Nephrectomy.- Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy.- Open Nephron-Sparing Surgery for Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Minimally Invasive Nephron-Sparing Surgery for Renal Tumors: Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy and Probe Ablative Treatments.- The Role of Angioinfarction in the Management of Renal Tumors.- Surveillance Strategies Following Curative Therapy for Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Local Recurrence of Renal Cell Carcinoma: Management.- Adjuvant Therapy of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Prognostic Factors for Survival in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Functional Imaging of Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Nephrectomy in Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Clinical and Biologic Effects.- Spontaneous Regression of Renal Cell Carcinoma and the Role of Prognostic Factors.- Systemic Therapy for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Cytokines.- Chemotherapy for Metastatic Clear-Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Signal Transduction Inhibitors in Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Pulmonary Metastases in Patients with Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma: Role of Metastasectomy.- Management of Skeletal Metastases in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients.- Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to the Pancreas: Clinical and Therapeutic Aspects.- Intracranial RenalCell Cancer Metastasis.- Role of Radiation Therapy in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Palliation in Renal Cancer.- Management of Patients with Pathologic Variants of Renal Cell Carcinoma: Papillary, Collecting Duct, Medullary and Chromophobe Carcinoma, and Sarcomatoid Differentiation.- Renal Cell Carcinoma in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease.- Management of Renal Adenomas and Oncocytomas.- Renal Angiomyolipoma: Diagnosis and Management.- Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis: Management.- Wilms’ Tumor in Children and Adults.- Rare Malignancies of the Kidney: Evaluation and Management.