(UroToday.com) In an oral presentation in the Refining the Treatment of Bladder Cancer session at the 12th European Multidisciplinary Congress on Urological Cancers (EMUC), Dr. Peter Black examined the question of whether molecular subtyping of bladder cancer is useful.
(UroToday.com) At the European Multidisciplinary Congress on Urological Cancers 2020 virtual meeting, Dr. Shahrokh Shariat discussed the role of kidney sparing surgery for upper tract urothelial carcinoma. Dr. Shariat notes that radical nephroureterectomy is not the standard of care for all patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma, in particular those with low-grade Ta tumors, as it […]
(UroToday.com) The European Multidisciplinary Congress on Urological Cancers 2020 virtual program featured a session on organ preservation in challenging cases, which included a case presentation focused on partial nephrectomy in T2 tumors by Dr. Alessandro Larcher followed by a discussion of this case by Drs. Borje Ljungberg and Hein van Poppel.
(UroToday.com) The European Multidisciplinary Congress on Urological Cancers 2020 virtual meeting featured a session on oligometastatic disease in genitourinary cancers including a presentation by Dr. Steven Joniau discussing the regional treatment of metastases. The rationale for treatment of the primary tumor and metastases in oligometastatic prostate cancer is to “break the chain” whereby aggressive local treatment […]
(UroToday.com) At the Oligometastatic Disease in Genitourinary Cancers session at the 2020 virtual meeting of the European Multidisciplinary Congress on Urological Cancers, Dr. Henk van der Poel discussed important definitions and disease biology. The argument of contiguous versus systemic disease spread dates back to Halsted who suggested that breast cancer is a disease that spreads in […]
(UroToday.com) The European Multidisciplinary Congress on Urological Cancers (EMUC) 2020 virtual meeting featured a session on Oligometastatic Disease in Genitourinary Cancers including a presentation by Dr. Harriet Thoeny discussing the reliability of imaging. The spectrum of oligometastases is large, including spread from many different primary tumors to different sites (ie. bone, liver, lung), which may be […]
(UroToday.com) At the Fragments of Imaging session at the European Multidisciplinary Congress on Urological Cancers 2020 virtual meeting, Dr. Frederik Giesel discussed PET CT beyond PSMA imaging, including new tracers that are emerging.
(UroToday.com) The European Multidisciplinary Congress on Urological Cancers (EMUC) 2020 virtual meeting featured a discussion of nanoparticles in the Fragments of Imaging session by Dr. Jelle Barentsz. Dr. Barentsz notes that according to the European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines, pelvic lymph node dissection is the gold-standard for lymph node staging, however, 13% of positive lymph […]
(UroToday.com) At the Fragments of Imaging session at the European Multidisciplinary Congress on Urological Cancers 2020 virtual meeting, Dr. Christophe Mannaerts discussed emerging roles for ultrasound as it relates to prostate cancer detection.
(UroToday.com) The European Multidisciplinary Congress on Urological Cancers (EMUC) 2020 virtual program featured a session on Organ Preservation in Challenging Cases, which included two case presentations focused on active surveillance in intermediate prostate cancer by Dr. Nicola Fossati followed by a discussion of this case by Dr. Mahul Amin.
