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Management of kidney cancer: Canadian Kidney Cancer Forum Consensus Statement
Author(s) -
Michael A.S. Jewett,
Jennifer J. Knox,
Christian Kollmannsberger
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
canadian urological association journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.477
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1920-1214
pISSN - 1911-6470
DOI - 10.5489/cuaj.567
Subject(s) - kidney cancer , statement (logic) , cancer , medicine , kidney , oncology , political science , law
• History and physical examination • Laboratory tests: CBC, LDH, metabolic panel (creatinine, electrolytes, AST, ALT, alkaline phosphatase, bilirubin, INR, PTT, calcium, magnesium, phosphate, albumin), urinalysis and urine cytology • Imaging • Primary tumour i. Abdominal/pelvic CT with and without intravenous contrast ii. Abdominal MRI if CT suggests caval thrombus or because of a contrast allergy or renal insufficiency • Metastatic evaluation i. Chest radiograph, consider CT chest if ≥ stage T2 ii. Bone scan, if clinically indicated or elevated alkaline phosphatase iii. Brain MRI, if clinically indicated A suspicious renal mass that enhances by Management of kidney cancer: Canadian Kidney Cancer Forum Consensus Statement CONSENSUS GUIDELINE

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