Open AccessPrognostic impact of perirenal fat stranding on oncologic outcomes in ureteral urothelial carcinoma
Author(s) -
Jae-Wook Chung,
Jun Nyung Lee,
Kyong Min Park,
Kyeong-Hyeon Byeon,
Hyejin Cheon,
YunSok Ha,
Seock Hwan Choi,
Bum Soo Kim,
So Yeon Kim,
Eun Sang Yoo,
Tae Gyun Kwon,
Hyun Tae Kim
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
investigative and clinical urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.653
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2466-054X
pISSN - 2466-0493
DOI - 10.4111/icu.20200125
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphovascular invasion , stage (stratigraphy) , adipose capsule of kidney , hydronephrosis , urothelial carcinoma , ureter , radiology , proportional hazards model , multivariate analysis , ureteral neoplasm , carcinoma , urology , cancer , bladder cancer , kidney , urinary system , transitional cell carcinoma , metastasis , paleontology , biology
Perirenal fat stranding (PRFS) is defined as linear areas of soft-tissue attenuation in the perirenal space that can result from ureteral obstruction. We analyzed the prognostic impact of PRFS on outcomes in patients with ureteral urothelial carcinoma (UC).