Urologie pro praxi 4/2021
Diagnosis and staging of renal cell carcinoma
Renal cell carcinoma represents 2–3 % of all cancers. Incidence in the Czech Republic is the highest in the world and is still increasing. Most of the tumors are detected incidentally thanks to imaging methods. Tumors are usually found in an early stage when the surgical treatment is curable. The purpose of this article is to present the current view on the diagnosis and staging of renal cell carcinoma.
Keywords: renal cell carcinoma, diagnosis, staging, imaging methods.