Difference between revisions of "Upper tract urothelial carcinoma"

'''Upper tract urothelial carcinoma''' (abbreviated '''UTUC'''), 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>

*Low-grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma may be managed via endoscopic approaches.<ref name=pmid17437430>{{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>

[[Category:Urothelium]]