Comprehensive Textbook of Genitourinary Oncology Book

Thoroughly revised for its Third Edition, this volume is the most comprehensive, multidisciplinary text on genitourinary cancers. This edition has two new editors—Frans M.J. Debruyne and W. Marston Linehan—and more than 50% new contributors. Seventeen new chapters cover familial prostate cancer, biology of bone metastases, molecular pathology and biologic determinants, PSA and related kallikreins, needle biopsy, laparoscopic surgical procedures, 3D conformal radiotherapy, hormones and radiotherapy, integration of chemotherapy and other modalities, quality of life after treatment of localized prostate cancer, management of rising PSA after local therapy, the role of surgery in advanced bladder cancer, post-chemotherapy node dissections and resection of metastatic disease, and stem cell transplantation.

Stephen C. Campbell

This is the second edition of a comprehensive review of genitourinary oncology emphasizing a multidisciplinary approach. The primary objective is to provide a summary of this rapidly evolving field. It is intended for physicians caring for patients with genitourinary malignancies, basic scientists studying these cancers, and residents in training. The editors are internationally renowned for their expertise in the fields of medical oncology, surgical oncology, radiation oncology, and molecular and tumor biology, and a multidisciplinary approach is fostered throughout the entire book. As in the first edition, an impressive international array of contributors have been selected, including the premier leaders and experts in each branch of study and, in general, divergent viewpoints and controversies are given appropriate consideration. Each of the major urologic cancers is reviewed in great detail, including recent advances in basic science and epidemiology, related anatomic and pathologic considerations, and clinical and radiologic evaluation; and the various options for management are discussed and placed into perspective. The pediatric genitourinary cancers and the less common cancers of the adrenal gland, penis, and urethra are also discussed in detail. This edition includes a number of new or revised chapters, filling in some of the gaps in the first edition, and responding to the ever-expanding database about these malignancies. In general, the book is well organized, illustrated, and referenced. It is as current as possible for such a textbook, given the necessary lag time in bringing such a project to fruition. With this book the editors succeed in providing a comprehensivereview of the field of genitourinary oncology, and it should prove to be a valuable reference for physicians, basic scientists, and trainees with an interest in this exciting and rapidly evolving field of study.