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PRIMARY EPITHELIAL TUMOURS OF THE URETER: A Report of Six Cases and a Review of the Recent Literature
Author(s) -
Mortensen Henry,
Murphy Leonard
Publication year - 1950
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1950.tb02506.x
Subject(s) - ureter , medicine , carcinoma , metastasis , pyelogram , pelvis , renal pelvis , kidney , radiology , pathology , surgery , cancer
SUMMARY1 Six cases of primary epithelial neoplasm of the ureter, classified as 3 papillomata and 3 carcinomata, are reported. 2 The recent literature has been reviewed. There are on record 77 cases of benign tumour and 245 of carcinoma. 3 The clinical picture, diagnosis, and treatment of such tumours are discussed. 4 The retrograde spread of ureteric tumours to the pelvis of the kidney is postulated. Case 5 is considered an example of this form of metastasis. 5 The correct pre‐operative diagnosis is being made with progressively greater frequency. 6 There has been a considerable lowering of the operative mortality in this condition, but in the case of carcinomata few long‐term survivals have been recorded.