Urological medical oncology: land of opportunity

Focused issue on urological oncology

www.amepc.org/tau © Translational Andrology and Urology. All rights reserved. Urological cancers are frequent and represent a fair part of our daily business. It is difficult to keep up to date on all changes and developments. The aim of this issue of Translational Andrology and Urology is to provide an overview and update on some of the most important current issues in the field of urological ...

Multidisciplinary teamwork in urological oncology.

The cancer pathway, from primary-care referral to specialist consultation, diagnostic test(s), decision to treat, treatment itself and, invariably, life-long follow-up, has the main aim of curing a patient with minimal morbidity, while maintaining their physical and psychological wellbeing. Recently, in the UK it was recommended that improvements in cancer outcome can be achieved through major ...

[Frozen section in urological oncology].

The indications of Frozen section diagnosis (FS) in surgery due to urologic neoplasia are quite specific, and this explains the fact that they amount to a mere 7.3% of the FSs performed in general hospitals. This also makes the knowledge of their usefulness necessary, and thus we are submitting the present review. Generally speaking, FS is not warranted to identify the nature of a tumoral mass,...

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Urological Oncology Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Urological Oncology

Laparoscopic surgery in urological oncology: brief overview.

The authors report the experience of a high-volume center with laparoscopic surgery in urological oncology, as well as a review of other relevant series. Laparoscopic outcomes in the treatment of adrenal, kidney, upper tract transitional cell carcinoma, bladder, prostate, and testicular malignancy are described in this review. Specific considerations as complications and port-site recurrence ar...