A review of the contemporary management of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma
| Autor: | Sanjeev Madaan, Seshadri Sriprasad, Abhishek Reekhaye |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Urology 030232 urology & nephrology Treatment options Annual incidence Diagnostic modalities Surgery 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Upper tract 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis medicine Treatment strategy business Urothelial carcinoma Upper urinary tract |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Urology. 11:51-57 |
| ISSN: | 2051-4166 2051-4158 |
| Popis: | Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is relatively rare and accounts for approximately 5% of all urothelial carcinomas. The estimated annual incidence of UTUC in Western countries is about two new cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The management of patients with upper tract urothelial carcinomas has changed significantly over the last decade with improved diagnostic techniques and treatment options. The gold-standard treatment used to be open radical nephroureterectomy with removal of the ipsilateral bladder cuff. The use of minimally invasive techniques for the diagnosis and management of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma is however expanding and has led to a paradigm shift in treatment strategies of upper tract urothelial carcinomas. In this article, we review the current diagnostic modalities and various endoscopic techniques being currently used in the management of this relatively rare tumour. |
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