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Regional ureteric cancer

MedGen UID:
167733
•Concept ID:
C0854921
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: regional malignant ureteral tumor; regional malignant ureteral tumour; regional ureter carcinoma; regional ureteric cancer; regional ureteric carcinoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001978

Definition

Carcinoma of the ureter without spread to any other region. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVRegional ureteric cancer

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and Management of Non-Metastatic Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: AUA/SUO Guideline.
Coleman JA, Clark PE, Bixler BR, Buckley DI, Chang SS, Chou R, Hoffman-Censits J, Kulkarni GS, Matin SF, Pierorazio PM, Potretzke AM, Psutka SP, Raman JD, Smith AB, Smith L
J Urol 2023 Jun;209(6):1071-1081. Epub 2023 Apr 25 doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000003480. PMID: 37096584
Contemporary Evaluation and Management of Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer.
Mandalapu RS, Matin SF
Urology 2016 Aug;94:17-23. Epub 2016 Feb 2 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2015.12.035. PMID: 26850816
Management of pain with regional analgesia.
Bonica JJ
Postgrad Med J 1984 Dec;60(710):897-904. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.60.710.897. PMID: 6514649Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Updates in the Eighth Edition of the Tumor-Node-Metastasis Staging Classification for Urologic Cancers.
Paner GP, Stadler WM, Hansel DE, Montironi R, Lin DW, Amin MB
Eur Urol 2018 Apr;73(4):560-569. Epub 2018 Jan 9 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2017.12.018. PMID: 29325693
Epidemiology, diagnosis, preoperative evaluation and prognostic assessment of upper-tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC).
Soria F, Shariat SF, Lerner SP, Fritsche HM, Rink M, Kassouf W, Spiess PE, Lotan Y, Ye D, Fernández MI, Kikuchi E, Chade DC, Babjuk M, Grollman AP, Thalmann GN
World J Urol 2017 Mar;35(3):379-387. Epub 2016 Sep 7 doi: 10.1007/s00345-016-1928-x. PMID: 27604375
Getting out of a tight spot: an overview of ureteroenteric anastomotic strictures.
Lobo N, Dupré S, Sahai A, Thurairaja R, Khan MS
Nat Rev Urol 2016 Aug;13(8):447-55. Epub 2016 Jun 28 doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2016.104. PMID: 27349367
Idiopathic hemihypertrophy.
Mohanna MA, Sallam AK
Saudi Med J 2014 Apr;35(4):403-5. PMID: 24749139
Prevention of ureteral injuries in gynecologic surgery.
Chan JK, Morrow J, Manetta A
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003 May;188(5):1273-7. doi: 10.1067/mob.2003.269. PMID: 12748497

Diagnosis

Updates in the Eighth Edition of the Tumor-Node-Metastasis Staging Classification for Urologic Cancers.
Paner GP, Stadler WM, Hansel DE, Montironi R, Lin DW, Amin MB
Eur Urol 2018 Apr;73(4):560-569. Epub 2018 Jan 9 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2017.12.018. PMID: 29325693
Fetal surgery: a critical review.
Kitagawa H, Pringle KC
Pediatr Surg Int 2017 Apr;33(4):421-433. Epub 2017 Jan 5 doi: 10.1007/s00383-016-4044-5. PMID: 28058487
Epidemiology, diagnosis, preoperative evaluation and prognostic assessment of upper-tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC).
Soria F, Shariat SF, Lerner SP, Fritsche HM, Rink M, Kassouf W, Spiess PE, Lotan Y, Ye D, Fernández MI, Kikuchi E, Chade DC, Babjuk M, Grollman AP, Thalmann GN
World J Urol 2017 Mar;35(3):379-387. Epub 2016 Sep 7 doi: 10.1007/s00345-016-1928-x. PMID: 27604375
Obstructive uropathy.
Tseng TY, Stoller ML
Clin Geriatr Med 2009 Aug;25(3):437-43. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2009.06.003. PMID: 19765491
Ureteral rhabdomyosarcoma.
Townsend MF 3rd, Gal AA, Thoms WW, Newman JL, Eble JN, Graham SD Jr
Urology 1999 Sep;54(3):561. doi: 10.1016/s0090-4295(99)00161-2. PMID: 10754139

Therapy

Primary chemoablation of low-grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma using UGN-101, a mitomycin-containing reverse thermal gel (OLYMPUS): an open-label, single-arm, phase 3 trial.
Kleinmann N, Matin SF, Pierorazio PM, Gore JL, Shabsigh A, Hu B, Chamie K, Godoy G, Hubosky S, Rivera M, O'Donnell M, Quek M, Raman JD, Knoedler JJ, Scherr D, Stern J, Weight C, Weizer A, Woods M, Kaimakliotis H, Smith AB, Linehan J, Coleman J, Humphreys MR, Pak R, Lifshitz D, Verni M, Adibi M, Amin MB, Seltzer E, Klein I, Konorty M, Strauss-Ayali D, Hakim G, Schoenberg M, Lerner SP
Lancet Oncol 2020 Jun;21(6):776-785. Epub 2020 Apr 29 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30147-9. PMID: 32631491
Getting out of a tight spot: an overview of ureteroenteric anastomotic strictures.
Lobo N, Dupré S, Sahai A, Thurairaja R, Khan MS
Nat Rev Urol 2016 Aug;13(8):447-55. Epub 2016 Jun 28 doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2016.104. PMID: 27349367
Aristolochic acid-associated urothelial cancer in Taiwan.
Chen CH, Dickman KG, Moriya M, Zavadil J, Sidorenko VS, Edwards KL, Gnatenko DV, Wu L, Turesky RJ, Wu XR, Pu YS, Grollman AP
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012 May 22;109(21):8241-6. Epub 2012 Apr 9 doi: 10.1073/pnas.1119920109. PMID: 22493262Free PMC Article
Prevention of ureteral injuries in gynecologic surgery.
Chan JK, Morrow J, Manetta A
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003 May;188(5):1273-7. doi: 10.1067/mob.2003.269. PMID: 12748497
Upper-tract transitional cell carcinoma.
Tawfiek ER, Bagley DH
Urology 1997 Sep;50(3):321-9. doi: 10.1016/S0090-4295(97)00230-6. PMID: 9301692

Prognosis

Updates in the Eighth Edition of the Tumor-Node-Metastasis Staging Classification for Urologic Cancers.
Paner GP, Stadler WM, Hansel DE, Montironi R, Lin DW, Amin MB
Eur Urol 2018 Apr;73(4):560-569. Epub 2018 Jan 9 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2017.12.018. PMID: 29325693
Fetal surgery: a critical review.
Kitagawa H, Pringle KC
Pediatr Surg Int 2017 Apr;33(4):421-433. Epub 2017 Jan 5 doi: 10.1007/s00383-016-4044-5. PMID: 28058487
Epidemiology, diagnosis, preoperative evaluation and prognostic assessment of upper-tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC).
Soria F, Shariat SF, Lerner SP, Fritsche HM, Rink M, Kassouf W, Spiess PE, Lotan Y, Ye D, Fernández MI, Kikuchi E, Chade DC, Babjuk M, Grollman AP, Thalmann GN
World J Urol 2017 Mar;35(3):379-387. Epub 2016 Sep 7 doi: 10.1007/s00345-016-1928-x. PMID: 27604375
Obstructive uropathy.
Tseng TY, Stoller ML
Clin Geriatr Med 2009 Aug;25(3):437-43. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2009.06.003. PMID: 19765491
Management of patients with upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma.
Raman JD, Scherr DS
Nat Clin Pract Urol 2007 Aug;4(8):432-43. doi: 10.1038/ncpuro0875. PMID: 17673914

Clinical prediction guides

Malignant Glomus Tumor of the Ureter.
Demir M, Tuncekin A, Yagmur I, Aydogdu A
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2022 Dec;32(12):SS206-SS208. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2022.Supp0.SS206. PMID: 36597340
Macroscopic somatic clonal expansion in morphologically normal human urothelium.
Li R, Du Y, Chen Z, Xu D, Lin T, Jin S, Wang G, Liu Z, Lu M, Chen X, Xu T, Bai F
Science 2020 Oct 2;370(6512):82-89. doi: 10.1126/science.aba7300. PMID: 33004515
Fetal surgery: a critical review.
Kitagawa H, Pringle KC
Pediatr Surg Int 2017 Apr;33(4):421-433. Epub 2017 Jan 5 doi: 10.1007/s00383-016-4044-5. PMID: 28058487
Epidemiology, diagnosis, preoperative evaluation and prognostic assessment of upper-tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC).
Soria F, Shariat SF, Lerner SP, Fritsche HM, Rink M, Kassouf W, Spiess PE, Lotan Y, Ye D, Fernández MI, Kikuchi E, Chade DC, Babjuk M, Grollman AP, Thalmann GN
World J Urol 2017 Mar;35(3):379-387. Epub 2016 Sep 7 doi: 10.1007/s00345-016-1928-x. PMID: 27604375
Management of patients with upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma.
Raman JD, Scherr DS
Nat Clin Pract Urol 2007 Aug;4(8):432-43. doi: 10.1038/ncpuro0875. PMID: 17673914

Recent systematic reviews

Aristolochic acid-containing Chinese herbal medicine and upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma in Taiwan: a narrative review.
Dickman KG, Chen CH, Grollman AP, Pu YS
World J Urol 2023 Apr;41(4):899-907. Epub 2022 Jul 22 doi: 10.1007/s00345-022-04100-5. PMID: 35867141
Imaging modalities and treatment of paediatric upper tract urolithiasis: A systematic review and update on behalf of the EAU urolithiasis guidelines panel.
Grivas N, Thomas K, Drake T, Donaldson J, Neisius A, Petřík A, Ruhayel Y, Seitz C, Türk C, Skolarikos A
J Pediatr Urol 2020 Oct;16(5):612-624. Epub 2020 Jul 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2020.07.003. PMID: 32739360
Diagnosis accuracy of PCA3 level in patients with prostate cancer: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
Gan S, Guo Z, Zou Q, Gu C, Xiang S, Li S, Ye Z, Wang S
Int Braz J Urol 2020 Sep-Oct;46(5):786-793. doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2019.0521. PMID: 32539255Free PMC Article
Distal Ureter Management During Nephroureterectomy: Evidence from a Systematic Review and Cumulative Analysis.
Lee SM, McKay A, Grimes N, Umez-Eronini N, Aboumarzouk OM
J Endourol 2019 Apr;33(4):263-273. Epub 2019 Mar 28 doi: 10.1089/end.2018.0819. PMID: 30793934
Results and outcomes after endoscopic treatment of upper urinary tract carcinoma: the Austrian experience.
Fajkovic H, Klatte T, Nagele U, Dunzinger M, Zigeuner R, Hübner W, Remzi M
World J Urol 2013 Feb;31(1):37-44. Epub 2012 Sep 27 doi: 10.1007/s00345-012-0948-4. PMID: 23014836

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