The importance of surgical margins in renal cell and urothelial carcinomas. Issue 3 (3rd March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Alemozaffar, Mehrdad; Filson, Christopher P.; Master, Viraj A.
• Other Names: Kooby David A. guestEditor.; Maithel Shishir K. guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of surgical oncology. Volume 113:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 316
• Page End: 322
• Publication Date: 2016-03-03
• Subjects: renal cell carcinoma -- urothelial carcinoma -- positive surgical margins -- nephron‐sparing surgery -- radical cystectomy; Cancer -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Neoplasms -- Periodicals; 616
• DOI: 10.1002/jso.24121
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-4790

Abstract

Abstract : This chapter reviews the prevalence, outcomes, and management of positive surgical margins for patients with either renal cell or urothelial carcinomas. Though renal cell carcinoma tends to be resistant to conventional radio‐ or chemotherapy, kidney cancer patients with positive surgical margins can often be managed with close surveillance with acceptable outcomes. On the other hand, urothelial tumors tend to be more aggressive, and positive surgical margins after radical cystectomy often requires adjuvant therapy. J. Surg. Oncol. 2016;113:316–322 . © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.