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Transitional cell carcinoma in an ectopic ureter
Author(s) -
NARITA SHINTARO,
AKAO TOSHIYA,
TSUCHIYA NORIHIKO,
KUMAZAWA TERUAKI,
KAKINUMA HIDEAKI,
SATOH SHIGERU,
SATO KAZUNARI,
HABUCHI TOMONORI,
KATO TETSURO
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1046/j.0919-8172.2003.00609.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ectopic ureter , ureter , urethra , transitional cell carcinoma , prostatic urethra , carcinoma , urology , differential diagnosis , basal cell , pathology , prostate , cancer , bladder cancer
We experienced an 82‐year‐old man with transitional cell carcinoma in an ectopic ureter draining into the prostatic urethra. Carcinoma arising from an ectopic ureter is very rare and a differential diagnosis is difficult. To our knowledge, our case is the third male case reported in the literature.