The role of nuclear medicine methods in definition of surgical treatment volume in renal cell carcinoma

The article deals with the aspects of diagnostics and treatment of patients with renal cell carcinoma at the stages T1N0M0 and T2N0M0. The primary attention is paid to the radionuclide methods of diagnostics - dynamic nephroscyntigraphy and static nephroscyntigraphy. The author compares various methods of assessment of kidneys function, which is the major factor of prognosis of complications development in post-operative period.