Adrenal tumors are relatively rare but can cause significant problems including hypertension, excessive sweating, palpitations, weight gain, headaches and other symptoms as a result of hormone production from the adrenal mass. These “functional” or hormone-secreting tumors include pheochromocytoma, aldosteronoma, Cushing’s tumor and adrenal cancer.
For patients diagnosed with transitional cell carcinoma of the kidney or ureter (also known as urothelial cell carcinoma), laparoscopic and robotic nephroureterectomy provides patients with a safe and minimally invasive technique for complete removal of the affected kidney, ureter, tumor and regional lymph nodes. This…
For patients diagnosed with a small (i.e., < 4 cm) kidney tumor (Figure 1), laparoscopic and robotic partial nephrectomy provides patients with a safe and minimally invasive technique for removal of the tumor, while preserving the remainder of the healthy kidney.
For patients diagnosed with a large (i.e., > 4 cm) kidney tumor (Figure 1), laparoscopic radical nephrectomy provides patients with a safe and minimally invasive technique for complete removal of the affected kidney and tumor. Figure 1. Examples of CT scans demonstrating large kidney tumors removed by laparoscopic radical…
Each week the Department of Urology holds lectures and conferences to supplement Resident & Faculty education. Below is a listing of the various lectures and topics covered and the frequency of each conference. Weekly Conferences Mondays 7:00 am: Weekly…
Bladder cancer is the second most common urologic cancer in adults. There are 67,000 new cases of bladder cancer each year in the United States. Bladder cancer tends to occur most commonly in individuals over the age of 60 and is about 2 to 3 times more common…
Kidney cancer is the third most commonly occurring genitourinary cancer in adults. There are approximately 79,000 new kidney cancer cases each year in the United States, and the incidence of kidney cancer appears to be on the rise. Kidney cancer tends to occur most commonly in individuals over…
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among American men, accounting for nearly 200,000 new cancer cases in the United States each year. Prostate cancer tends to occur most commonly in men over the age of 50, with a mean age at diagnosis of 66. The incidence of…
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