Basic Science -- The Cell -- Animal Models in Genitourinary Malignancies -- Clinical Aspects and Investigations -- Radiological Investigations in Genitourinary Cancer -- Hematuria and Hematospermia: Clinical Evaluation and Principles of Management -- Nuclear Medicine in Urological Cancer -- Anesthesic Considerations in Genitourinary Cancer Patients -- Laparoscopy in Urological Oncology -- Clinical Trials and Their Principles -- Principles of Chemotherapy for Genitourinary Cancer -- Principles of Radiotherapy in Urologic Tumors -- Clinical Emergencies in Genitourinary Cancers -- Renal Failure, Dialysis, and Transplantation: Management of Tumors in Solitary Kidney and Bilateral Renal Tumors -- Diet and Genitourinary Cancer -- Systemic Genitourinary Oncology -- Renal Cell Carcinoma: Overview -- Nonsurgical Management of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma -- Tumors of the Adrenal Gland -- Superficial Bladder Cancer -- Upper Urinary Tract Transitional Cell Carcinoma -- Surgical Management: Cystectomy and Urinary Diversion -- Multidisciplinary Care of Invasive Bladder Cancer: Emerging Roles of Chemotherapy -- Management of Metastatic Bladder Cancer -- Urethral Cancer (Excluding Penile Cancer) -- Germ Cell Tumors -- Radiotherapy in the Management of Testicular Germ Cell Tumors -- Epidemiology, Pathology and Pathogenesis -- Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Staging -- Surgical Management of Carcinoma of the Prostate -- Expectant Management of Early Prostate Cancer -- Radiation Therapy for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer -- Endocrine Manipulation -- Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer: A Rational Approach to Chemotherapy -- Investigational Therapies for Prostate Cancer -- Cancer of the Penis and Scrotum -- Nonurological Cancers Affecting the Urinary Tract.

Urological Oncology provides a comprehensive overview of the multi-disciplinary management of adult genito-urinary (GU) cancers. In a concise, didactic and easy to assimilate format, this book will be helpful for trainee urologists and oncologists. It includes the important principles of evidence-based management of GU cancers to help the reader understand the latest diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. The main emphasis is on clinical presentation, investigations and standard management strategies. An international authorship ensures a consensus approach covering the differing views of various authorities on the subject is provided. The book includes chapters on etiology, pathology including TNM classification, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, indications for surgery and the complications of these treatments. The book also includes chapters on basic science, research and trials related to urological cancers. Relevant surgical anatomy and other details of basic science are included wherever necessary. A key feature of this book is an easy-to-look-up reference guide to step-by-step management strategies designed with the trainee doctor in mind. This handbook will be a valuable tool for residents, specialists, nurse practitioners, and other medical personnel in Urology, Radiotherapy, Oncology and Palliative Medicine involved in the treatment of urological cancers.