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Morphological changes in the ureter in cases of bladder carcinoma
Author(s) -
Schade R. O. K.,
SerckHanssen A.,
Swinney John
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197105)27:5<1267::aid-cncr2820270535>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - urothelium , medicine , ureter , cystectomy , carcinoma in situ , urinary bladder , urology , carcinoma , bladder cancer , bladder neoplasm , urinary system , cancer , pathology , anatomy
Sixty ureteric stumps from 30 total cystectomy specimens of cases with bladder cancer have been examined in detail. It could be shown that these ureters show a wide range of morphological changes—never seen in ureters from non‐malignant cases—amounting to carcinoma in situ in some cases. The significance of these findings is discussed, and it is suggested that the wide field change previously described in the urinary bladder may affect the entire urothelium.