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Transitional cell carcinoma of ureteral stump after radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma
Author(s) -
Nagatsuma Katsumi,
Tachibana Masaaki,
Miyakawa Ayako,
Asanuma Hiroshi,
Murai Masaru
Publication year - 1999
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.1442-2042.1999.00117.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrectomy , transitional cell carcinoma , renal cell carcinoma , carcinoma , macroscopic hematuria , urology , ureter , intravenous pyelogram , cuff , bladder cancer , surgery , pyelogram , cancer , kidney , pathology
A 68‐year‐old male presented with microscopic hematuria during a routine checkup after undergoing a radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma. Retrograde ureterography demonstrated a ureteral stump tumor. The ureteral stump was completely resected with a bladder cuff and histologic diagnosis was grade 2 to 3 transitional cell carcinoma of the ureteral stump. He is doing well and has been tumor‐free for 2 years. The ureteral stump must be correctly evaluated using retrograde ureterography in any patient with a prior history of bladder cancer. Even if a patient had no history of ureterial cancer, whenever hematuria is present in the follow‐up period after nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma, a retrograde pyelogram should be performed.