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Edited by Jean J.M.C.H. de la Rosette, Cora N. Sternberg, and Hein P.A. van Poppel. 582 pp., illustrated. London, Springer, 2008. $149. ISBN 978-1-84628-385-7.

Renal-cell carcinoma, a malignant tumor that is associated with a poor prognosis, is difficult to diagnose in its early stages and difficult to treat successfully. This book provides an overview of the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of this type of tumor. In addition to surveying the entire field of renal-cell carcinoma, the editors pay tribute to the substantial advances in the diagnosis and management of the disease that have occurred in the past decade. They aim the book primarily at urologists and urologic oncologists, with nearly two thirds of the chapters devoted to the initial diagnosis and management of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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