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Renal Cell Carcinoma

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This chapter will discuss diagnosis, staging, and management of renal cell carcinoma.

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Acknowledgment

The authors thank Sunanda Pejavar MD and James Rembert MD for their work on the prior edition of this chapter.

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Michael A. Garcia

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Alexander R. Gottschalk

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  1. The Oregon Clinic, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA

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  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Franc, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA

    Mack Roach III

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Garcia, M.A., Gottschalk, A.R. (2018). Renal Cell Carcinoma. In: Hansen, E., Roach III, M. (eds) Handbook of Evidence-Based Radiation Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62642-0_24

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