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Neoplasm of the ureter

MedGen UID:
12011
•Concept ID:
C0041955
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Ureter neoplasm
SNOMED CT: Tumor of ureter (126882009); Neoplasm of ureter (126882009)
 
HPO: HP:0100516
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021111

Definition

The presence of a neoplasm of the ureter. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Malignant tumor of ureter
MedGen UID:
102281
•Concept ID:
C0153619
•
Neoplastic Process
A primary or metastatic malignant tumor involving the ureter. The majority are carcinomas.
See: Condition Record
Malignant tumor of ureter

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Drug instillation in the management of urinary tract urothelial carcinoma.
Kim SH, Lerner SP
Curr Opin Urol 2022 Sep 1;32(5):531-535. Epub 2022 Jul 15 doi: 10.1097/MOU.0000000000001021. PMID: 35849701
Surgical management of endometriosis-associated pain.
Koninckx PR, Ussia A, Porpora MG, Malzoni M, Adamyan L, Wattiez A
Minerva Obstet Gynecol 2021 Oct;73(5):588-605. Epub 2021 May 12 doi: 10.23736/S2724-606X.21.04864-8. PMID: 33978353
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

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Primary neoplasm of the ureter: a review of twenty-eight cases.
Witters S, Vereecken RL, Baert L, van Damme B
Eur Urol 1987;13(4):256-8. doi: 10.1159/000472790. PMID: 3653166

Diagnosis

Primary leiomyosarcoma of the ureter.
Lv C, Chen N, Zhu X, Zhang X, Zhong Z
Asian J Surg 2008 Oct;31(4):191-4. doi: 10.1016/S1015-9584(08)60084-6. PMID: 19010761
Non Hodgkin lymphoma of the ureter: a rare disease.
Celia A, De Stefani S, Bruschi M, Micali S, Sighinolfi MC, Bianchi G
Arch Ital Urol Androl 2004 Dec;76(4):179-80. PMID: 15693436

Prognosis

Primary neoplasm of the ureter: a review of twenty-eight cases.
Witters S, Vereecken RL, Baert L, van Damme B
Eur Urol 1987;13(4):256-8. doi: 10.1159/000472790. PMID: 3653166

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