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Semin intervent Radiol 2019; 36(03): 194-202
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1693119
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Systematic Review of Contemporary Evidence for the Management of T1 Renal Cell Carcinoma: What IRs Need to Know for Kidney Cancer Tumor Boards

Julie Cronan
1   Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
,
Sean Dariushnia
1   Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
,
Zachary Bercu
1   Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
,
Robert Mitchell Ermentrout
1   Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
,
Bill Majdalany
1   Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
,
Laura Findeiss
1   Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
,
Janice Newsome
1   Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
,
Nima Kokabi
1   Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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19 August 2019 (online)

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Abstract

Renal cell carcinoma is a relatively common malignancy, with 60 to 70 thousand cases a year in the United States alone. Increased utilization of cross-sectional imaging has led to an increase in the number of early renal cell cancers seen by the medical establishment. In addition, certain patient populations have an increased risk of developing kidney cancers which may mandate aggressive screening protocols. This article discusses the epidemiology of renal cell cancers; discusses the current management guidelines from multiple specialty societies; discusses some of the surgical and interventional techniques used in the treatment of such lesions; and provides a review of the literature regarding treatments of early-stage renal cell cancers.

Keywords

interventional radiology - renal cell carcinoma - imaging surveillance