Monitoring of the upper urinary tract in patients with bladder cancer

Autor:	Rajinikanth Ayyathurai, Mark S Soloway
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Bladder cancer recurrence transitional cell cancer upper tract urothelial cancer Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology RC870-923
Zdroj:	Indian Journal of Urology, Vol 27, Iss 2, Pp 238-244 (2011)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0970-1591 1998-3824
DOI:	10.4103/0970-1591.82844
Popis:	Upper urinary tract (UUT) transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) is relatively rare tumor. Approximately 0.7-4% of patients with primary bladder cancer develops UUT-TCC. The symptoms related to an UUT-TCC often occur with an advanced stage which leads one to emphasize a surveillance strategy to monitor the UUT to allow for an earlier diagnosis. Although the risk of UUT-TCC after bladder cancer is well established, there is a paucity of recommendations suggesting the optimal method and frequency of monitoring the UUT and there is no consensus among them. This article reviews the recommendations on monitoring the UUT in patients with bladder cancer.
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