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Ureter benign neoplasm

MedGen UID:
102303
•Concept ID:
C0154016
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Benign Neoplasm of the Ureter; benign neoplasm of the ureter; Benign neoplasm of ureter; Benign Neoplasm of Ureter; benign neoplasm of ureter; Benign Tumor of the Ureter; benign tumor of the ureter; Benign tumor of ureter; Benign Tumor of Ureter; benign tumor of ureter; benign tumour of the ureter; benign tumour of ureter; Benign Ureter Neoplasm; benign ureter neoplasm; Benign Ureter Tumor; benign ureter tumor; benign ureter tumour; Benign Ureteral Neoplasm; benign ureteral neoplasm; Benign Ureteral Tumor; benign ureteral tumor; benign ureteral tumour; Benign Ureteric Neoplasm; benign ureteric neoplasm; Benign Ureteric Neoplasm NOS; ureter benign neoplasm; ureteral benign neoplasm
SNOMED CT: Benign tumor of ureter (92464009); Benign neoplasm of ureter (92464009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001398

Definition

A neoplasm that arises from the ureter and is characterized by the absence of atypical or malignant cytological and architectural features, and absence of invasive features or metastatic potential. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

European Association of Urology Guidelines on Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: 2020 Update.
Rouprêt M, Babjuk M, Burger M, Capoun O, Cohen D, Compérat EM, Cowan NC, Dominguez-Escrig JL, Gontero P, Hugh Mostafid A, Palou J, Peyronnet B, Seisen T, Soukup V, Sylvester RJ, Rhijn BWGV, Zigeuner R, Shariat SF
Eur Urol 2021 Jan;79(1):62-79. Epub 2020 Jun 24 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2020.05.042. PMID: 32593530
Perinephric transplant fluid collection approach and management.
Alshamsi I, Alshamsi H, Al Falahi S, Sharma A, Halawa A
Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 2019 May-Jun;30(3):564-570. doi: 10.4103/1319-2442.261328. PMID: 31249219
Nephrogenic Adenoma: Clinical Features, Management, and Diagnostic Pitfalls.
Gordetsky J, Gennaro KH, Selph JP, Rais-Bahrami S
Urology 2016 Sep;95:29-33. Epub 2016 Apr 29 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2016.04.032. PMID: 27138263

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

India Ink Tattooing of Ureteroenteric Anastomoses.
Tuong MNE, Prillaman GE, Culp SH, Nelson M, Krupski TL, Isharwal S
Tomography 2023 Feb 21;9(2):449-458. doi: 10.3390/tomography9020037. PMID: 36960996Free PMC Article
Robot-Assisted Radical Nephroureterectomy.
Joseph JP, O'Malley P, Su LM
J Endourol 2021 Sep;35(S2):S122-S131. doi: 10.1089/end.2020.1074. PMID: 34499556
How we do it: robotic-assisted distal ureterectomy with ureteral reimplantation.
Pulford C, Keating K, Rohloff M, Peifer D, Eames R, Maatman T
Int Braz J Urol 2021 Nov-Dec;47(6):1277-1278. doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2021.0207. PMID: 34156191Free PMC Article
Difficult caesarean section: A literature review.
Visconti F, Quaresima P, Rania E, Palumbo AR, Micieli M, Zullo F, Venturella R, Di Carlo C
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2020 Mar;246:72-78. Epub 2020 Jan 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2019.12.026. PMID: 31962259
Biological Behavior and Long-Term Outcomes of Carcinoma In Situ in Upper Urinary Tract Managed by Radical Nephroureterectomy.
Inamoto T, Matsuyama H, Ibuki N, Komura K, Takahara K, Fujimoto K, Shiina H, Sakano S, Nagao K, Miyake M, Tatsumi Y, Yasumoto H, Azuma H; Nishinihon Uro-Oncology Collaborative Group
J Urol 2018 Apr;199(4):933-939. Epub 2017 Oct 14 doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2017.10.019. PMID: 29037861

Diagnosis

Urologic Complications Following Pelvic Radiotherapy.
Lobo N, Kulkarni M, Hughes S, Nair R, Khan MS, Thurairaja R
Urology 2018 Dec;122:1-9. Epub 2018 Jul 20 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2018.07.017. PMID: 30036617
Biological Behavior and Long-Term Outcomes of Carcinoma In Situ in Upper Urinary Tract Managed by Radical Nephroureterectomy.
Inamoto T, Matsuyama H, Ibuki N, Komura K, Takahara K, Fujimoto K, Shiina H, Sakano S, Nagao K, Miyake M, Tatsumi Y, Yasumoto H, Azuma H; Nishinihon Uro-Oncology Collaborative Group
J Urol 2018 Apr;199(4):933-939. Epub 2017 Oct 14 doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2017.10.019. PMID: 29037861
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Perirenal Pathology.
Glockner JF, Lee CU
Can Assoc Radiol J 2016 May;67(2):149-57. Epub 2016 Jan 29 doi: 10.1016/j.carj.2015.08.003. PMID: 26831730
Is Ureteroscopy Needed Prior to Nephroureterectomy? An Evidence-Based Algorithmic Approach.
Potretzke AM, Knight BA, Potretzke TA, Larson JA, Bhayani SB
Urology 2016 Feb;88:43-8. Epub 2015 Nov 3 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2015.08.046. PMID: 26545850
Hydrocephalus.
Paine RS
Pediatr Clin North Am 1967 Nov;14(4):779-96. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)32055-7. PMID: 4875462

Therapy

India Ink Tattooing of Ureteroenteric Anastomoses.
Tuong MNE, Prillaman GE, Culp SH, Nelson M, Krupski TL, Isharwal S
Tomography 2023 Feb 21;9(2):449-458. doi: 10.3390/tomography9020037. PMID: 36960996Free PMC Article
Fluorescence vessel and ureter navigation during laparoscopic lateral lymph node dissection.
Ryu S, Hara K, Kitagawa T, Okamoto A, Marukuchi R, Ito R, Nakabayashi Y
Langenbecks Arch Surg 2022 Feb;407(1):305-312. Epub 2021 Aug 11 doi: 10.1007/s00423-021-02286-7. PMID: 34378079
Difficult caesarean section: A literature review.
Visconti F, Quaresima P, Rania E, Palumbo AR, Micieli M, Zullo F, Venturella R, Di Carlo C
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2020 Mar;246:72-78. Epub 2020 Jan 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2019.12.026. PMID: 31962259
Ureteroscopy and ureteropyeloscopy.
Lyon ES, Huffman JL, Bagley DH
Urology 1984 May;23(5 Spec No):29-36. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(84)90239-5. PMID: 6719677
Hydrocephalus.
Paine RS
Pediatr Clin North Am 1967 Nov;14(4):779-96. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)32055-7. PMID: 4875462

Prognosis

Computed Tomography Urography: State of the Art and Beyond.
Cellina M, Cè M, Rossini N, Cacioppa LM, Ascenti V, Carrafiello G, Floridi C
Tomography 2023 Apr 30;9(3):909-930. doi: 10.3390/tomography9030075. PMID: 37218935Free PMC Article
Clinicopathologic features of the ureteral neuroendocrine tumors.
Wang H, Ma C, Wu J, Zhao F, Zou Y, Zhang W, Jiang Y
Pathol Res Pract 2020 Feb;216(2):152788. Epub 2019 Dec 13 doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2019.152788. PMID: 31859117
Management of distal ureter and bladder cuff at the time of nephroureterectomy: surgical techniques and predictors of outcome.
Attalla K, Patnaik S, Vellos T, Mehrazin R
Future Oncol 2019 Jul;15(20):2385-2393. Epub 2019 Jun 25 doi: 10.2217/fon-2019-0064. PMID: 31237445
Biological Behavior and Long-Term Outcomes of Carcinoma In Situ in Upper Urinary Tract Managed by Radical Nephroureterectomy.
Inamoto T, Matsuyama H, Ibuki N, Komura K, Takahara K, Fujimoto K, Shiina H, Sakano S, Nagao K, Miyake M, Tatsumi Y, Yasumoto H, Azuma H; Nishinihon Uro-Oncology Collaborative Group
J Urol 2018 Apr;199(4):933-939. Epub 2017 Oct 14 doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2017.10.019. PMID: 29037861
Neoplasia after ureterosigmoidostomy.
Azimuddin K, Khubchandani IT, Stasik JJ, Rosen L, Riether RD
Dis Colon Rectum 1999 Dec;42(12):1632-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02236220. PMID: 10613486

Clinical prediction guides

Imaging of a Pelvic Mass: Uterine.
Shetty M
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2023 Dec;44(6):528-540. Epub 2023 Oct 13 doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2023.10.005. PMID: 37839652
Fluorescence vessel and ureter navigation during laparoscopic lateral lymph node dissection.
Ryu S, Hara K, Kitagawa T, Okamoto A, Marukuchi R, Ito R, Nakabayashi Y
Langenbecks Arch Surg 2022 Feb;407(1):305-312. Epub 2021 Aug 11 doi: 10.1007/s00423-021-02286-7. PMID: 34378079
Management of distal ureter and bladder cuff at the time of nephroureterectomy: surgical techniques and predictors of outcome.
Attalla K, Patnaik S, Vellos T, Mehrazin R
Future Oncol 2019 Jul;15(20):2385-2393. Epub 2019 Jun 25 doi: 10.2217/fon-2019-0064. PMID: 31237445
Nephrogenic adenoma of the urinary tract: A 6-year single center experience.
Turcan D, Acikalin MF, Yilmaz E, Canaz F, Arik D
Pathol Res Pract 2017 Jul;213(7):831-835. Epub 2017 Mar 25 doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2017.03.001. PMID: 28554748
Uretero-ureterostomy, transuretero-ureterostomy.
Borkowski A, Bec A
Int Urol Nephrol 1981;13(3):261-70. doi: 10.1007/BF02082423. PMID: 7327900

Recent systematic reviews

Perioperative and oncological outcomes of distal ureter management during nephroureterectomy for upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Gallioli A, Baboudjian M, Diana P, Moschini M, Xylinas E, Del Giudice F, Laukhtina E, Soria F, Mari A, Subiela JD, Rouy M, Territo A, Basile G, Palou J, Pradere B, Breda A; EAU Young Academic Urologists Urothelial Cancer Working Group
Minerva Urol Nephrol 2023 Dec;75(6):672-682. doi: 10.23736/S2724-6051.23.05448-4. PMID: 38126282
Cigarette smoking and risk of second primary cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Phua ZJ, MacInnis RJ, Jayasekara H
Cancer Epidemiol 2022 Jun;78:102160. Epub 2022 Apr 14 doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2022.102160. PMID: 35430427
Systematic Review of the Incidence of and Risk Factors for Urothelial Cancers and Renal Cell Carcinoma Among Patients with Haematuria.
Rai BP, Luis Dominguez Escrig J, Vale L, Kuusk T, Capoun O, Soukup V, Bruins HM, Yuan Y, Violette PD, Santesso N, van Rhijn BWG, Hugh Mostafid A, Imran Omar M
Eur Urol 2022 Aug;82(2):182-192. Epub 2022 Apr 5 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2022.03.027. PMID: 35393159
Adverse Events of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Therapy for Urologic Cancer Patients in Clinical Trials: A Collaborative Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Wu Z, Chen Q, Qu L, Li M, Wang L, Mir MC, Carbonara U, Pandolfo SD, Black PC, Paul AK, Di Lorenzo G, Porpiglia F, Mari A, Necchi A, Rouprêt M, Psutka SP, Autorino R
Eur Urol 2022 Apr;81(4):414-425. Epub 2022 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2022.01.028. PMID: 35101302
Systematic Review on the Fate of the Remnant Urothelium after Radical Cystectomy.
Gakis G, Black PC, Bochner BH, Boorjian SA, Stenzl A, Thalmann GN, Kassouf W
Eur Urol 2017 Apr;71(4):545-557. Epub 2016 Oct 6 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2016.09.035. PMID: 27720534Free PMC Article

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