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Table of Contents:

1 The Molecular and Cellular Biology of Urologic Cancers 3
2 Genetic Considerations and Gene Therapy 16
3 Tumor Immunity 34
4 Environmental Carcinogenesis 53
5 Principles of Surgical Oncology 61
6 The Rationale for the Use of Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Urologic Malignancies 72
7 General Principles of Chemotherapy 76
8 Immunotherapy: Basic Principles 88
9 Adrenal Tumors 103
10 Surgery of Adrenal Tumors 123
11 Diagnosis and Staging of Renal Cell Cancer 147
12 Renal Cell Carcinoma: Management and Prognosis 174
13 Surgery of Renal Cell Carcinoma 195
14 Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter: Diagnosis, Staging, Management, and Prognosis 215
15 Surgery for Upper Tract Transitional Cell Carcinoma 235
16 Diagnosis and Staging of Bladder Cancer 245
17 Superficial Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder: Management and Prognosis 256
18 Invasive Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder: Prognosis and Management 275
19 Transurethral Surgery of Bladder Tumors 292
20 Partial Cystectomy and Radical Cystectomy 302
21 Transurethral Surgery Plus Chemo-Radiation for Selective Bladder Preservation 318
22 Noncontinent Urinary Diversion 323
23 Continent Urinary Diversion 336
24 Orthotopic Bladder Substitution in the Male and Female 341
25 Cancer of the Prostate: Diagnosis and Staging 357
26 Clinically Localized Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate (Stage T1a-T2c): Management and Prognosis 378
27 Regionally Advanced Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate (T3a-TNx + M0): Management and Prognosis 385
28 Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate: (TxNxM+): Management and Prognosis 396
29 Bilateral Pelvic Lymphadenectomy and Anatomical Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy 404
30 Radical Perineal Prostatectomy 426
31 Seminal Vesicles: Diagnosis, Staging, Surgery, Management, and Prognosis 434
32 Testis Tumors: Diagnosis and Staging 457
33 Seminoma: Management and Prognosis 466
34 Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumors: Management and Prognosis 481
35 Non-Germ Cell Tumors of the Testis 496
36 Radical Orchiectomy and Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection 515
37 Retroperitoneal Tumors: Diagnosis, Staging, Surgery, Management, and Prognosis 539
38 Urethral Carcinoma: Diagnosis and Staging 561
39 Urethral Carcinoma in the Male and Female Management and Prognosis 572
40 Urethrectomy 579
41 Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Penis: Diagnosis and Staging 591
42 Superficial Carcinoma of the Penis: Management and Prognosis 595
43 Invasive Carcinoma of the Penis: Management and Prognosis 604
44 Penectomy and Ilioinguinal Dissection 618
45 Neuroblastoma 637
46 Wilms' Tumor 648
47 Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Pelvis and Paratesticular Structures 666
48 Pediatric Testicular Tumors 679
49 Laparoscopic Oncology 697
50 Creative Modalities 726
51 Nutritional Issues for the Cancer Patient 738
52 Anesthesia for Major Cancer Surgery 748
53 Acute and Chronic Renal Disease in Urologic Oncology 768
54 Pain Control and Supportive Care of the Terminal Patient 783
55 The Randomized Clinical Trial 792
Index 801