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Renal pelvis carcinoma

MedGen UID:
235548
•Concept ID:
C1335749
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Carcinoma of Kidney Pelvis; carcinoma of kidney pelvis; Carcinoma of Renal Pelvis; carcinoma of renal pelvis; Carcinoma of the Kidney Pelvis; carcinoma of the kidney pelvis; Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis; carcinoma of the renal pelvis; Kidney Pelvis Carcinoma; kidney pelvis carcinoma; kidney renal pelvis cancer; Renal Pelvis Carcinoma; renal pelvis carcinoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005519

Definition

A carcinoma arising in the renal pelvis. The majority of renal pelvis carcinomas are transitional cell and less frequently squamous cell carcinomas. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Sarcomatoid renal pelvis carcinoma: Experience of treatment at a single-institution.
Liu T, Yao Y, Geng C, Guan F, Zhang G
Eur J Surg Oncol 2024 Jun;50(6):108251. Epub 2024 Mar 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2024.108251. PMID: 38492258
European Association of Urology Guidelines on Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: 2020 Update.
Rouprêt M, Babjuk M, Burger M, Capoun O, Cohen D, Compérat EM, Cowan NC, Dominguez-Escrig JL, Gontero P, Hugh Mostafid A, Palou J, Peyronnet B, Seisen T, Soukup V, Sylvester RJ, Rhijn BWGV, Zigeuner R, Shariat SF
Eur Urol 2021 Jan;79(1):62-79. Epub 2020 Jun 24 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2020.05.042. PMID: 32593530
European Association of Urology Guidelines on Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: 2017 Update.
Rouprêt M, Babjuk M, Compérat E, Zigeuner R, Sylvester RJ, Burger M, Cowan NC, Gontero P, Van Rhijn BWG, Mostafid AH, Palou J, Shariat SF
Eur Urol 2018 Jan;73(1):111-122. Epub 2017 Sep 1 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2017.07.036. PMID: 28867446

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sarcomatoid renal pelvis carcinoma: Experience of treatment at a single-institution.
Liu T, Yao Y, Geng C, Guan F, Zhang G
Eur J Surg Oncol 2024 Jun;50(6):108251. Epub 2024 Mar 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2024.108251. PMID: 38492258
Invasion of Adjacent Lumbar Vertebral Body from Renal Pelvis Carcinoma: Associated With Bone Metastasis But Easily Overlooked on Initial CT Scan.
Liao TY, Liaw CC, Tsui KH, Juan YH
In Vivo 2019 May-Jun;33(3):939-943. doi: 10.21873/invivo.11562. PMID: 31028220Free PMC Article
Pre-therapy CT scan showing peritoneal thickening from metastatic renal pelvis carcinoma patients.
Liao TY, Liaw CC, Tsui KH, Juan YH
Med Oncol 2018 Aug 16;35(10):128. doi: 10.1007/s12032-018-1181-9. PMID: 30116986Free PMC Article
Renal Pelvis Carcinoma with Renal Vein or Inferior Vena Cava Involvement Linked to Early-onset Lung Metastasis Based on CT Scan Diagnosis.
Liao TY, Liaw CC, Tsui KH, Juan YH
Anticancer Res 2018 May;38(5):3187-3192. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.12583. PMID: 29715161
Prognostic Factors and Risk Stratification in Invasive Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma.
Emamekhoo H, Dhillon P, Gopalakrishnan D, Elson P, Stephenson A, Magi-Galluzzi C, McKenney J, Harper H, Haber GP, Kaouk J, Lee B, Fergany A, Berglund R, Gong M, Stein R, Krishnamurthi V, Gilligan T, Ornstein M, Rini B, Garcia J, Grivas P
Clin Genitourin Cancer 2018 Aug;16(4):e751-e760. Epub 2018 Feb 6 doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2018.01.014. PMID: 29551583

Diagnosis

Sarcomatoid renal pelvis carcinoma: Experience of treatment at a single-institution.
Liu T, Yao Y, Geng C, Guan F, Zhang G
Eur J Surg Oncol 2024 Jun;50(6):108251. Epub 2024 Mar 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2024.108251. PMID: 38492258
Advanced renal pelvis carcinoma patient with an ERBB2 insertion mutation: a case report.
Shang P, Lou C, Yin L, Tao C, Dong Y, Yang G, Yuan Z
J Int Med Res 2023 Nov;51(11):3000605231204502. doi: 10.1177/03000605231204502. PMID: 37917812Free PMC Article
Invasion of Adjacent Lumbar Vertebral Body from Renal Pelvis Carcinoma: Associated With Bone Metastasis But Easily Overlooked on Initial CT Scan.
Liao TY, Liaw CC, Tsui KH, Juan YH
In Vivo 2019 May-Jun;33(3):939-943. doi: 10.21873/invivo.11562. PMID: 31028220Free PMC Article
Renal Pelvis Carcinoma with Renal Vein or Inferior Vena Cava Involvement Linked to Early-onset Lung Metastasis Based on CT Scan Diagnosis.
Liao TY, Liaw CC, Tsui KH, Juan YH
Anticancer Res 2018 May;38(5):3187-3192. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.12583. PMID: 29715161
Metastasis-associated in colon cancer 1 is a novel survival-related biomarker for human patients with renal pelvis carcinoma.
Hu H, Tian D, Chen T, Han R, Sun Y, Wu C
PLoS One 2014;9(6):e100161. Epub 2014 Jun 20 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100161. PMID: 24949951Free PMC Article

Therapy

Differentially Expressed Genes Involved in Primary Resistance to Immunotherapy in Patients with Advanced-Stage Pulmonary Cancer.
Chinchilla-Tábora LM, Montero JC, Corchete LA, González-Morais I, Del Barco Morillo E, Olivares-Hernández A, Rodríguez González M, Sayagués JM, Ludeña MD
Int J Mol Sci 2024 Feb 8;25(4) doi: 10.3390/ijms25042048. PMID: 38396726Free PMC Article
Advanced renal pelvis carcinoma patient with an ERBB2 insertion mutation: a case report.
Shang P, Lou C, Yin L, Tao C, Dong Y, Yang G, Yuan Z
J Int Med Res 2023 Nov;51(11):3000605231204502. doi: 10.1177/03000605231204502. PMID: 37917812Free PMC Article
Complete remission in a patient with advanced renal pelvis carcinoma with lung metastasis treated with durvalumab immunotherapy: a case report.
Wu Y, Mou H
Ann Palliat Med 2020 Jul;9(4):2408-2413. doi: 10.21037/apm-20-1338. PMID: 32762233
Pre-therapy CT scan showing peritoneal thickening from metastatic renal pelvis carcinoma patients.
Liao TY, Liaw CC, Tsui KH, Juan YH
Med Oncol 2018 Aug 16;35(10):128. doi: 10.1007/s12032-018-1181-9. PMID: 30116986Free PMC Article
Prognostic Factors and Risk Stratification in Invasive Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma.
Emamekhoo H, Dhillon P, Gopalakrishnan D, Elson P, Stephenson A, Magi-Galluzzi C, McKenney J, Harper H, Haber GP, Kaouk J, Lee B, Fergany A, Berglund R, Gong M, Stein R, Krishnamurthi V, Gilligan T, Ornstein M, Rini B, Garcia J, Grivas P
Clin Genitourin Cancer 2018 Aug;16(4):e751-e760. Epub 2018 Feb 6 doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2018.01.014. PMID: 29551583

Prognosis

Sarcomatoid renal pelvis carcinoma: Experience of treatment at a single-institution.
Liu T, Yao Y, Geng C, Guan F, Zhang G
Eur J Surg Oncol 2024 Jun;50(6):108251. Epub 2024 Mar 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2024.108251. PMID: 38492258
Differentially Expressed Genes Involved in Primary Resistance to Immunotherapy in Patients with Advanced-Stage Pulmonary Cancer.
Chinchilla-Tábora LM, Montero JC, Corchete LA, González-Morais I, Del Barco Morillo E, Olivares-Hernández A, Rodríguez González M, Sayagués JM, Ludeña MD
Int J Mol Sci 2024 Feb 8;25(4) doi: 10.3390/ijms25042048. PMID: 38396726Free PMC Article
Advanced renal pelvis carcinoma patient with an ERBB2 insertion mutation: a case report.
Shang P, Lou C, Yin L, Tao C, Dong Y, Yang G, Yuan Z
J Int Med Res 2023 Nov;51(11):3000605231204502. doi: 10.1177/03000605231204502. PMID: 37917812Free PMC Article
Renal Pelvis Carcinoma with Renal Vein or Inferior Vena Cava Involvement Linked to Early-onset Lung Metastasis Based on CT Scan Diagnosis.
Liao TY, Liaw CC, Tsui KH, Juan YH
Anticancer Res 2018 May;38(5):3187-3192. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.12583. PMID: 29715161
Metastasis-associated in colon cancer 1 is a novel survival-related biomarker for human patients with renal pelvis carcinoma.
Hu H, Tian D, Chen T, Han R, Sun Y, Wu C
PLoS One 2014;9(6):e100161. Epub 2014 Jun 20 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100161. PMID: 24949951Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Differentially Expressed Genes Involved in Primary Resistance to Immunotherapy in Patients with Advanced-Stage Pulmonary Cancer.
Chinchilla-Tábora LM, Montero JC, Corchete LA, González-Morais I, Del Barco Morillo E, Olivares-Hernández A, Rodríguez González M, Sayagués JM, Ludeña MD
Int J Mol Sci 2024 Feb 8;25(4) doi: 10.3390/ijms25042048. PMID: 38396726Free PMC Article
Complete remission in a patient with advanced renal pelvis carcinoma with lung metastasis treated with durvalumab immunotherapy: a case report.
Wu Y, Mou H
Ann Palliat Med 2020 Jul;9(4):2408-2413. doi: 10.21037/apm-20-1338. PMID: 32762233
Prognostic Factors and Risk Stratification in Invasive Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma.
Emamekhoo H, Dhillon P, Gopalakrishnan D, Elson P, Stephenson A, Magi-Galluzzi C, McKenney J, Harper H, Haber GP, Kaouk J, Lee B, Fergany A, Berglund R, Gong M, Stein R, Krishnamurthi V, Gilligan T, Ornstein M, Rini B, Garcia J, Grivas P
Clin Genitourin Cancer 2018 Aug;16(4):e751-e760. Epub 2018 Feb 6 doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2018.01.014. PMID: 29551583
Evaluation of 11C-choline PET/CT for primary diagnosis and staging of urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract: a pilot study.
Sassa N, Kato K, Abe S, Iwano S, Ito S, Ikeda M, Shimamoto K, Yamamoto S, Yamamoto T, Gotoh M, Naganawa S
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2014 Dec;41(12):2232-41. Epub 2014 Aug 8 doi: 10.1007/s00259-014-2871-y. PMID: 25104209Free PMC Article
Urinary cytology with acridine orange fluorescence is highly valuable for predicting high-grade upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma.
Li J, Zhang Z, Wang J, Zhang C, Li H, Xu Y
Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2014;7(2):774-8. Epub 2014 Jan 15 PMID: 24551302Free PMC Article

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