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Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Ureter

MedGen UID:
91113
•Concept ID:
C0347010
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Metastasis to the Ureter; Metastasis to ureter; Metastatic malignant neoplasm of ureter; Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Ureter; Metastatic malignant neoplasm to ureter; Metastatic Neoplasm to the Ureter; Metastatic Tumor to the Ureter; Metastatic tumor to ureter; Secondary malignant neoplasm of ureter
SNOMED CT: Metastatic tumor to ureter (94659001); Metastasis to ureter (94659001); Secondary malignant neoplasm of ureter (94659001); Metastatic malignant neoplasm to ureter (94659001); Metastatic malignant neoplasm of ureter (94659001)

Definition

A malignant neoplasm that has spread to the ureter from another anatomic site. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMetastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Ureter

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Second-line Pembrolizumab for Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma: Differences in Treatment Outcomes According to the Primary Site.
Nishiyama N, Kita Y, Ito K, Kato M, Hatakeyama S, Matsushita Y, Naito S, Miyake M, Nakanishi S, Kato Y, Shibuya T, Hayashi T, Yasumoto H, Yoshida T, Uemura M, Taoka R, Nishiyama H, Kobayashi T, Kitamura H; Japan Urological Oncology Group
Anticancer Res 2023 Nov;43(11):5041-5050. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.16703. PMID: 37909969
The role of systemic chemotherapy in management of upper tract urothelial cancer.
Gayed BA, Thoreson GR, Margulis V
Curr Urol Rep 2013 Apr;14(2):94-101. doi: 10.1007/s11934-013-0307-z. PMID: 23344684
Diagnosis and management of urothelial carcinoma of the bladder.
Tanaka MF, Sonpavde G
Postgrad Med 2011 May;123(3):43-55. doi: 10.3810/pgm.2011.05.2283. PMID: 21566415

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Enfortumab vedotin following platinum-based chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced urothelial carcinoma: response, survival and safety analysis from a multicentre real-world Japanese cohort.
Miyake M, Nishimura N, Oda Y, Miyamoto T, Ohmori C, Takamatsu N, Itami Y, Tachibana A, Matsumoto Y, Kiba K, Tomioka A, Yamamoto H, Okajima E, Masaomi K, Sakamoto K, Tomizawa M, Shimizu T, Ohnishi K, Hori S, Morizawa Y, Gotoh D, Nakai Y, Torimoto K, Tanaka N, Fujimoto K; Nara Urological Research and Treatment Group
Jpn J Clin Oncol 2024 Mar 9;54(3):329-338. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyad170. PMID: 38061911
Second-line Pembrolizumab for Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma: Differences in Treatment Outcomes According to the Primary Site.
Nishiyama N, Kita Y, Ito K, Kato M, Hatakeyama S, Matsushita Y, Naito S, Miyake M, Nakanishi S, Kato Y, Shibuya T, Hayashi T, Yasumoto H, Yoshida T, Uemura M, Taoka R, Nishiyama H, Kobayashi T, Kitamura H; Japan Urological Oncology Group
Anticancer Res 2023 Nov;43(11):5041-5050. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.16703. PMID: 37909969
European Association of Urology Guidelines on Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: 2023 Update.
Rouprêt M, Seisen T, Birtle AJ, Capoun O, Compérat EM, Dominguez-Escrig JL, Gürses Andersson I, Liedberg F, Mariappan P, Hugh Mostafid A, Pradere B, van Rhijn BWG, Shariat SF, Rai BP, Soria F, Soukup V, Wood RG, Xylinas EN, Masson-Lecomte A, Gontero P
Eur Urol 2023 Jul;84(1):49-64. Epub 2023 Mar 24 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2023.03.013. PMID: 36967359
Radiotherapy in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma: Rationale and Clinical Applications.
Vassiliou V, Katsila T, Sodergren SC, Kardamakis D
Anticancer Res 2022 Aug;42(8):3767-3778. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.15867. PMID: 35896266
Renal cancer.
Corgna E, Betti M, Gatta G, Roila F, De Mulder PH
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2007 Dec;64(3):247-62. Epub 2007 Jul 26 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2007.04.007. PMID: 17662611

Diagnosis

Enfortumab vedotin following platinum-based chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced urothelial carcinoma: response, survival and safety analysis from a multicentre real-world Japanese cohort.
Miyake M, Nishimura N, Oda Y, Miyamoto T, Ohmori C, Takamatsu N, Itami Y, Tachibana A, Matsumoto Y, Kiba K, Tomioka A, Yamamoto H, Okajima E, Masaomi K, Sakamoto K, Tomizawa M, Shimizu T, Ohnishi K, Hori S, Morizawa Y, Gotoh D, Nakai Y, Torimoto K, Tanaka N, Fujimoto K; Nara Urological Research and Treatment Group
Jpn J Clin Oncol 2024 Mar 9;54(3):329-338. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyad170. PMID: 38061911
European Association of Urology Guidelines on Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: 2023 Update.
Rouprêt M, Seisen T, Birtle AJ, Capoun O, Compérat EM, Dominguez-Escrig JL, Gürses Andersson I, Liedberg F, Mariappan P, Hugh Mostafid A, Pradere B, van Rhijn BWG, Shariat SF, Rai BP, Soria F, Soukup V, Wood RG, Xylinas EN, Masson-Lecomte A, Gontero P
Eur Urol 2023 Jul;84(1):49-64. Epub 2023 Mar 24 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2023.03.013. PMID: 36967359
Radiotherapy in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma: Rationale and Clinical Applications.
Vassiliou V, Katsila T, Sodergren SC, Kardamakis D
Anticancer Res 2022 Aug;42(8):3767-3778. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.15867. PMID: 35896266
Renal cancer.
Corgna E, Betti M, Gatta G, Roila F, De Mulder PH
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2007 Dec;64(3):247-62. Epub 2007 Jul 26 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2007.04.007. PMID: 17662611
Ureteral neoplasms.
Winalski CS, Lipman JC, Tumeh SS
Radiographics 1990 Mar;10(2):271-83. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.10.2.2183298. PMID: 2183298

Therapy

Enfortumab vedotin following platinum-based chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced urothelial carcinoma: response, survival and safety analysis from a multicentre real-world Japanese cohort.
Miyake M, Nishimura N, Oda Y, Miyamoto T, Ohmori C, Takamatsu N, Itami Y, Tachibana A, Matsumoto Y, Kiba K, Tomioka A, Yamamoto H, Okajima E, Masaomi K, Sakamoto K, Tomizawa M, Shimizu T, Ohnishi K, Hori S, Morizawa Y, Gotoh D, Nakai Y, Torimoto K, Tanaka N, Fujimoto K; Nara Urological Research and Treatment Group
Jpn J Clin Oncol 2024 Mar 9;54(3):329-338. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyad170. PMID: 38061911
Perioperative and oncological outcomes of distal ureter management during nephroureterectomy for upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Gallioli A, Baboudjian M, Diana P, Moschini M, Xylinas E, Del Giudice F, Laukhtina E, Soria F, Mari A, Subiela JD, Rouy M, Territo A, Basile G, Palou J, Pradere B, Breda A; EAU Young Academic Urologists Urothelial Cancer Working Group
Minerva Urol Nephrol 2023 Dec;75(6):672-682. doi: 10.23736/S2724-6051.23.05448-4. PMID: 38126282
Adverse Events of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Therapy for Urologic Cancer Patients in Clinical Trials: A Collaborative Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Wu Z, Chen Q, Qu L, Li M, Wang L, Mir MC, Carbonara U, Pandolfo SD, Black PC, Paul AK, Di Lorenzo G, Porpiglia F, Mari A, Necchi A, Rouprêt M, Psutka SP, Autorino R
Eur Urol 2022 Apr;81(4):414-425. Epub 2022 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2022.01.028. PMID: 35101302
Iatrogenic Ureteral Obstruction During Transvaginal Oocyte Retrieval.
Gurbuz AS, Cenker A
Int Braz J Urol 2019 Mar-Apr;45(2):396-399. doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2018.0692. PMID: 30785703Free PMC Article
Trocar site recurrence after laparoscopic nephroureterectomy.
Ong AM, Bhayani SB, Pavlovich CP
J Urol 2003 Oct;170(4 Pt 1):1301. doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000084660.73614.da. PMID: 14501747

Prognosis

Second-line Pembrolizumab for Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma: Differences in Treatment Outcomes According to the Primary Site.
Nishiyama N, Kita Y, Ito K, Kato M, Hatakeyama S, Matsushita Y, Naito S, Miyake M, Nakanishi S, Kato Y, Shibuya T, Hayashi T, Yasumoto H, Yoshida T, Uemura M, Taoka R, Nishiyama H, Kobayashi T, Kitamura H; Japan Urological Oncology Group
Anticancer Res 2023 Nov;43(11):5041-5050. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.16703. PMID: 37909969
European Association of Urology Guidelines on Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: 2023 Update.
Rouprêt M, Seisen T, Birtle AJ, Capoun O, Compérat EM, Dominguez-Escrig JL, Gürses Andersson I, Liedberg F, Mariappan P, Hugh Mostafid A, Pradere B, van Rhijn BWG, Shariat SF, Rai BP, Soria F, Soukup V, Wood RG, Xylinas EN, Masson-Lecomte A, Gontero P
Eur Urol 2023 Jul;84(1):49-64. Epub 2023 Mar 24 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2023.03.013. PMID: 36967359
Radiotherapy in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma: Rationale and Clinical Applications.
Vassiliou V, Katsila T, Sodergren SC, Kardamakis D
Anticancer Res 2022 Aug;42(8):3767-3778. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.15867. PMID: 35896266
Adverse Events of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Therapy for Urologic Cancer Patients in Clinical Trials: A Collaborative Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Wu Z, Chen Q, Qu L, Li M, Wang L, Mir MC, Carbonara U, Pandolfo SD, Black PC, Paul AK, Di Lorenzo G, Porpiglia F, Mari A, Necchi A, Rouprêt M, Psutka SP, Autorino R
Eur Urol 2022 Apr;81(4):414-425. Epub 2022 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2022.01.028. PMID: 35101302
Renal cancer.
Corgna E, Betti M, Gatta G, Roila F, De Mulder PH
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2007 Dec;64(3):247-62. Epub 2007 Jul 26 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2007.04.007. PMID: 17662611

Clinical prediction guides

Enfortumab vedotin following platinum-based chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced urothelial carcinoma: response, survival and safety analysis from a multicentre real-world Japanese cohort.
Miyake M, Nishimura N, Oda Y, Miyamoto T, Ohmori C, Takamatsu N, Itami Y, Tachibana A, Matsumoto Y, Kiba K, Tomioka A, Yamamoto H, Okajima E, Masaomi K, Sakamoto K, Tomizawa M, Shimizu T, Ohnishi K, Hori S, Morizawa Y, Gotoh D, Nakai Y, Torimoto K, Tanaka N, Fujimoto K; Nara Urological Research and Treatment Group
Jpn J Clin Oncol 2024 Mar 9;54(3):329-338. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyad170. PMID: 38061911
Do Histology and Primary Tumor Location Influence Metastatic Patterns in Bladder Cancer?
Park HK
Curr Oncol 2023 Oct 11;30(10):9078-9089. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30100656. PMID: 37887556Free PMC Article
Loss of ORP3 induces aneuploidy and promotes bladder cancer cell invasion through deregulated microtubule and actin dynamics.
Wang X, Liu J, Azoitei A, Eiseler T, Meessen S, Jiang W, Zheng X, Makori AW, Eckstein M, Hartmann A, Stilgenbauer S, Elati M, Hohwieler M, Kleger A, John A, Zengerling F, Wezel F, Bolenz C, Günes C
Cell Mol Life Sci 2023 Sep 22;80(10):299. doi: 10.1007/s00018-023-04959-6. PMID: 37740130Free PMC Article
Management and outcomes of hydronephrosis in patients with metastatic extramammary Paget's disease: A retrospective analysis.
Fusumae T, Fukuda K, Hirai I, Nakamura Y, Kobayashi K, Tanese K, Matsumoto K, Iwata T, Funakoshi T
J Dermatol 2022 Aug;49(8):787-791. Epub 2022 Apr 24 doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.16407. PMID: 35466461
Ureteral endometriosis in post-menopausal women.
Plous RH, Sunshine R, Goldman H, Schwartz IS
Urology 1985 Oct;26(4):408-11. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(85)90196-7. PMID: 4049621

Recent systematic reviews

Perioperative and oncological outcomes of distal ureter management during nephroureterectomy for upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Gallioli A, Baboudjian M, Diana P, Moschini M, Xylinas E, Del Giudice F, Laukhtina E, Soria F, Mari A, Subiela JD, Rouy M, Territo A, Basile G, Palou J, Pradere B, Breda A; EAU Young Academic Urologists Urothelial Cancer Working Group
Minerva Urol Nephrol 2023 Dec;75(6):672-682. doi: 10.23736/S2724-6051.23.05448-4. PMID: 38126282
Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Zalay O, Yan M, Sigurdson S, Malone S, Vera-Badillo FE, Mahmud A
Curr Oncol 2022 Dec 20;30(1):19-36. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30010002. PMID: 36661651Free PMC Article
Adverse Events of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Therapy for Urologic Cancer Patients in Clinical Trials: A Collaborative Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Wu Z, Chen Q, Qu L, Li M, Wang L, Mir MC, Carbonara U, Pandolfo SD, Black PC, Paul AK, Di Lorenzo G, Porpiglia F, Mari A, Necchi A, Rouprêt M, Psutka SP, Autorino R
Eur Urol 2022 Apr;81(4):414-425. Epub 2022 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2022.01.028. PMID: 35101302
Management of the Distal Ureter in Radical Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma.
Whiting D, Sriprasad S
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2021 Jun;31(6):610-620. Epub 2020 Jul 23 doi: 10.1089/lap.2020.0420. PMID: 32716832
Systematic Review on the Fate of the Remnant Urothelium after Radical Cystectomy.
Gakis G, Black PC, Bochner BH, Boorjian SA, Stenzl A, Thalmann GN, Kassouf W
Eur Urol 2017 Apr;71(4):545-557. Epub 2016 Oct 6 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2016.09.035. PMID: 27720534Free PMC Article

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