Ureteral carcinoma

Classification according to ICD-10
C66	Malignant neoplasm of the ureter
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019)

A Ureterkarzinom or ureter is a rare malignant tumor of the ureter , which in over 95% of cases as urothelial carcinoma and 2-3%, especially in kidney stone patients as squamous occurs. The peak of the disease is 50 to 60 years of age. The ratio of men to women is 2 to 3: 1.

Symptoms

• Traces of blood in the urine as microhematuria , d. H. only recognizable by tests or as macrohematuria , d. H. Blood discharges are visible
• unilateral urine congestion can also occur

diagnosis

Means ureterorenoscopy an endoscopic inspection of the ureter and possibly a is biopsy performed.

therapy

• Radical ureteronephrectomy with a bladder cuff is recommended for cancer of the upper urinary tract .
• Endoscopic, organ-preserving procedures ( resection or laser treatment) can be used for well-differentiated smaller carcinomas.

literature

• Elmar Stöcker and C. Enghausen: On the increase in primary ureteral carcinoma . Z. Urol. 50: 406-416 (1957).
• Daniel J. Painter et al: The modern management of upper urinary tract urothelial cancer. Tumor diagnosis, grading and staging. In: BJU International . 99 (2007), pp. 973-977.

Web links

• Ureteric carcinoma in Urologielehrbuch.de
• Ureterorenoscopy at Medizininfo.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Janet Lehmann et al .: Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Ureter: Prognostic Factors Influencing Progression and Survival In: European Urology . 2007; 51, pp. 1281-1288, PMID 17125909
2. ↑ Willem Oosterlinck: Ureteral Tumor: A Specific Upper Urinary Tract Transitional Cell Carcinoma In: European Urology. 2007; 51, pp. 1164-1165, PMID 17161524 .

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