Cancer and the Kidney

Cancer and the Kidney covers the challenging overlap area of nephrology and oncology. Kidney problems in cancer patients, and cancer that affects kidney patients, are both very real clinical issues in medicine. For example, cancer is a common complication of kidney transplantation, and up to half of all survivors of bone marrow transplant may develop chronic kidney disease. Since publication of the first edition in 2005, there have been many changes in this area. These include the recognition of chronic kidney disease after uninephrectomy for cancer, the occurrence of medication toxicities of the EGFR antagonists and of the VEGF antagonists, and changes in the approach to multiple myeloma. In this new edition, the primary authors cover diverse subjects in this area, ranging from assessment of kidney function, to paraneoplastic disorders, acquired cysts and native kidney cancers, and all points inbetween. Each chapter starts with a case study to ensure a practical focus, and there are numerous illustrations throughout. Specialists and trainees in nephrology and in oncology will find it a useful starting point and reference, as will physician assistants and nurse practitioners who work in these fields. Covers the challenging overlap area of nephrology and oncology Fully updated since the previous edition, with new chapters on biologics and bone marrow transplant Features a case history at the start of each chapter for a practical focus Contains figures to improve data presentation and understanding Contributors: Bahar Bastani, Division of Nephrology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, USA Joseph F. Buell, Jewish Hospital Transplant Center, Louisville, USA Eric P. Cohen, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA Roger B. Cohen, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, USA Carlos D. Flombaum, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA Ilya G. Glezerman, Renal Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA Lee A. Hebert, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, USA Benjamin D. Humphreys, Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA Isao Ishikawa, Division of Nephrology, Asanogawa General Hospital, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan Jean-Marie Krzesinski, Université de Liège, Belgium Sheron Latcha, Renal Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA Vincent Launay-Vacher, Department of Nephrology, Hopital Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris, France Martine Leblanc, Nephrology and Critical Care, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, University of Montreal, Canada Jasmin Levallois, Nephrology and Critical Care, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, University of Montreal, Canada Michael Marvin, Jewish Hospital Transplant Center, Louisville, USA John E. Moulder, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA Marie Philipneri, Division of Nephrology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA Elizabeth R. Plimack, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, USA Kadiyala V. Ravindra, Jewish Hospital Transplant Center, Louisville, USA Christopher Valentine, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, USA Robin G. Woolfson, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK CONTENTS 1: The assessment of kidney function 2: Fluid and electrolyte disorders associated with cancer 3: Paraneoplastic glomerulopathies 4: Paraproteins and the kidney 5: Nephrotoxicity of chemotherapy agents and chemotherapy administration in patients with renal disease 6: Biological cancer therapies and the kidney 7: Radiation nephropathy 8: Renal complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation 9: Acute renal failure in cancer patients 10: Urinary tract obstruction in cancer patients 11: Acquired cysts and cancer of failing kidneys 12: Kidney cancer 13: Cancer after renal transplantation