Table 1: Canadian Urological Association guidelines for imaging during surveillance after radical or partial nephrectomy for localized and locally advanced renal cell carcinoma (adapted with permission of the Canadian Urological Association⁹)*

Cancer stage; examination	No. of months postoperatively
Cancer stage; examination	3	6	12	18	24	30	36	48	60	72
pT1
History and physical examination			x		x		x	x	x	x
Blood tests†			x		x		x	x	x	x
Chest radiography‡			x		x		x	x	x	x
Computed tomography or abdominal ultrasonography§					x				x
pT2
History and physical examination		x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Blood tests†		x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Chest radiography‡		x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Computed tomography or abdominal ultrasonography§			x				x		x
pT3
History and physical examination		x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Blood tests†		x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Chest radiography‡		x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Computed tomography or abdominal ultrasonography§		x	x	x	x		x		x
pTxN+
History and physical examination	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Blood tests†	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Chest radiography‡	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Computed tomography or abdominal ultrasonography§	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x

*If patient is symptomatic or if blood test gives abnormal result, earlier radiologic investigations may be indicated.

†Include complete blood count, measurement of serum chemistry and liver function tests.

‡Can be alternated with chest computed tomography.

§Can be alternated with abdominal ultrasonography in patients with stage pT1-2N0 disease.