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- Title
Recurrent renal cell cancer: 10 years or more after nephrectomy.
- Authors
Abara, Emmanuel; Chivulescu, Iolanda; Clerk, Nilam; Cano, Pablo; Goth, Alexis
- Abstract
Localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC) responds well to surgery. Patients often question how long they have to be on surveillance after their surgery. Several follow-up patterns have been described in the literature. Until 2009, no published established Canadian guidelines existed to assist Canadian health-care practitioners in the surveillance of these patients. We present 3 cases of RCC that recurred 10 years or longer after the initial nephrectomy. These cases emphasize the need for careful long-term follow-up, as recommended in the Canadian Urological Association guidelines. We also discuss the optimism of prolonged disease survival in the era of novel therapeutic agents that target angiogenesis.
- Publication
Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada, 2010, Vol 4, Issue 2, pE45
- ISSN
1920-1214
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.5489/cuaj.829