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'''Upper tract urothelial carcinoma''', is [[urothelial carcinoma]] that involves the upper urinary tract (ureter, pelvis, kidney). It is a considered a rare disease.<ref>{{cite journal |authors=Kapoor A, Allard CB, Black P, Kassouf W, Morash C, Rendon R |title=Canadian guidelines for postoperative surveillance of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma |journal=Can Urol Assoc J |volume=7 |issue=9-10 |pages=306–11 |date=2013 |pmid=24319507 |pmc=3854466 |doi=10.5489/cuaj.1578 |url=}}/ref> | '''Upper tract urothelial carcinoma''', is a [[urothelial carcinoma]] that involves the upper urinary tract (ureter, pelvis, kidney). It is a considered a rare disease.<ref name=pmid24319507>{{cite journal |authors=Kapoor A, Allard CB, Black P, Kassouf W, Morash C, Rendon R |title=Canadian guidelines for postoperative surveillance of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma |journal=Can Urol Assoc J |volume=7 |issue=9-10 |pages=306–11 |date=2013 |pmid=24319507 |pmc=3854466 |doi=10.5489/cuaj.1578 |url=}}</ref> | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
*Low-grade UCC may be managed via endoscopic approaches.<ref>{{cite journal |authors=Argyropoulos AN, Tolley DA |title=Upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma: current treatment overview of minimally invasive approaches |journal=BJU Int |volume=99 |issue=5 |pages=982–7 |date=May 2007 |pmid=17437430 |doi=10.1111/j.1464-410X.2007.06870.x |url=}}</ref> | *Low-grade UCC may be managed via endoscopic approaches.<ref>{{cite journal |authors=Argyropoulos AN, Tolley DA |title=Upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma: current treatment overview of minimally invasive approaches |journal=BJU Int |volume=99 |issue=5 |pages=982–7 |date=May 2007 |pmid=17437430 |doi=10.1111/j.1464-410X.2007.06870.x |url=}}</ref> | ||
*May be associated with [[Lynch syndrome]] - [[MMR testing]] typically indicated. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Revision as of 18:31, 3 September 2024
Upper tract urothelial carcinoma, is a urothelial carcinoma that involves the upper urinary tract (ureter, pelvis, kidney). It is a considered a rare disease.[1]
General
- Low-grade UCC may be managed via endoscopic approaches.[2]
- May be associated with Lynch syndrome - MMR testing typically indicated.
See also
References
- ↑ Kapoor A, Allard CB, Black P, Kassouf W, Morash C, Rendon R (2013). "Canadian guidelines for postoperative surveillance of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma". Can Urol Assoc J 7 (9-10): 306–11. doi:10.5489/cuaj.1578. PMC 3854466. PMID 24319507. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3854466/.
- ↑ Argyropoulos AN, Tolley DA (May 2007). "Upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma: current treatment overview of minimally invasive approaches". BJU Int 99 (5): 982–7. doi:10.1111/j.1464-410X.2007.06870.x. PMID 17437430.