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Genitourinary System Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
1708680
•Concept ID:
C5236008
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A carcinoma arising from the genitourinary system. Representative examples include kidney carcinoma, bladder carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, and ovarian carcinoma. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVGenitourinary System Carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Renal cell carcinoma: an overview of the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment.
Bahadoram S, Davoodi M, Hassanzadeh S, Bahadoram M, Barahman M, Mafakher L
G Ital Nefrol 2022 Jun 20;39(3) PMID: 35819037
Extramammary Paget's Disease: Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, and Treatment with Focus on Recent Developments.
Ishizuki S, Nakamura Y
Curr Oncol 2021 Aug 5;28(4):2969-2986. doi: 10.3390/curroncol28040260. PMID: 34436026Free PMC Article
Consensus Recommendations for Radiation Therapy Contouring and Treatment of Vulvar Carcinoma.
Gaffney DK, King B, Viswanathan AN, Barkati M, Beriwal S, Eifel P, Erickson B, Fyles A, Goulart J, Harkenrider M, Jhingran A, Klopp A, Koh WJ, Lim K, Petersen I, Portelance L, Small W Jr, Stewart A, Wiebe E, Wolfson A, Yashar C, Bosch W
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016 Jul 15;95(4):1191-200. Epub 2016 Feb 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.02.043. PMID: 27130794Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

FIGO staging of endometrial cancer: 2023.
Berek JS, Matias-Guiu X, Creutzberg C, Fotopoulou C, Gaffney D, Kehoe S, Lindemann K, Mutch D, Concin N; Endometrial Cancer Staging Subcommittee, FIGO Women's Cancer Committee
J Gynecol Oncol 2023 Sep;34(5):e85. Epub 2023 Aug 8 doi: 10.3802/jgo.2023.34.e85. PMID: 37593813Free PMC Article
Undifferentiated and dedifferentiated neoplasms of the female genital tract.
Bennett JA, Oliva E
Semin Diagn Pathol 2021 Nov;38(6):137-151. Epub 2020 Nov 27 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2020.11.002. PMID: 33323288
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
High-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia, PIN-like carcinoma, ductal carcinoma, and intraductal carcinoma of the prostate.
Zhou M
Mod Pathol 2018 Jan;31(S1):S71-79. doi: 10.1038/modpathol.2017.138. PMID: 29297491
Carcinoma of the urethra.
Zhang M, Adeniran AJ, Vikram R, Tamboli P, Pettaway C, Bondaruk J, Liu J, Baggerly K, Czerniak B
Hum Pathol 2018 Feb;72:35-44. Epub 2017 Aug 18 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2017.08.006. PMID: 28827100Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Prostate Pathology: What is New in the 2022 WHO Classification of Urinary and Male Genital Tumors?
Surintrspanont J, Zhou M
Pathologica 2022 Feb;115(1):41-56. Epub 2023 Jan 16 doi: 10.32074/1591-951X-822. PMID: 36645399Free PMC Article
Uncommon and Difficult High-Grade Endometrial Carcinomas.
Mirkovic J
Surg Pathol Clin 2022 Jun;15(2):301-314. Epub 2022 May 20 doi: 10.1016/j.path.2022.02.007. PMID: 35715163
Extramammary Paget's Disease: Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, and Treatment with Focus on Recent Developments.
Ishizuki S, Nakamura Y
Curr Oncol 2021 Aug 5;28(4):2969-2986. doi: 10.3390/curroncol28040260. PMID: 34436026Free PMC Article
Carcinoma of the urethra.
Zhang M, Adeniran AJ, Vikram R, Tamboli P, Pettaway C, Bondaruk J, Liu J, Baggerly K, Czerniak B
Hum Pathol 2018 Feb;72:35-44. Epub 2017 Aug 18 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2017.08.006. PMID: 28827100Free PMC Article
Diffusion-Weighted Genitourinary Imaging.
Maurer MH, Härmä KH, Thoeny H
Radiol Clin North Am 2017 Mar;55(2):393-411. Epub 2016 Dec 5 doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2016.10.014. PMID: 28126222

Therapy

Role of immunotherapy in bladder cancer.
Rhea LP, Mendez-Marti S, Kim D, Aragon-Ching JB
Cancer Treat Res Commun 2021;26:100296. Epub 2020 Dec 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2020.100296. PMID: 33421822
Cancer of the Vulva: A Review.
Michalski BM, Pfeifer JD, Mutch D, Council ML
Dermatol Surg 2021 Feb 1;47(2):174-183. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000002584. PMID: 32947298
Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix: a systematic review of the literature.
Tempfer CB, Tischoff I, Dogan A, Hilal Z, Schultheis B, Kern P, Rezniczek GA
BMC Cancer 2018 May 4;18(1):530. doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-4447-x. PMID: 29728073Free PMC Article
Long-term outcomes in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer after selective bladder-preserving combined-modality therapy: a pooled analysis of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group protocols 8802, 8903, 9506, 9706, 9906, and 0233.
Mak RH, Hunt D, Shipley WU, Efstathiou JA, Tester WJ, Hagan MP, Kaufman DS, Heney NM, Zietman AL
J Clin Oncol 2014 Dec 1;32(34):3801-9. Epub 2014 Nov 3 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.57.5548. PMID: 25366678Free PMC Article
Treatment of patients with metastatic urothelial cancer "unfit" for Cisplatin-based chemotherapy.
Galsky MD, Hahn NM, Rosenberg J, Sonpavde G, Hutson T, Oh WK, Dreicer R, Vogelzang N, Sternberg CN, Bajorin DF, Bellmunt J
J Clin Oncol 2011 Jun 10;29(17):2432-8. Epub 2011 May 9 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.34.8433. PMID: 21555688

Prognosis

Avelumab First-Line Maintenance for Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma: Results From the JAVELIN Bladder 100 Trial After ≥2 Years of Follow-Up.
Powles T, Park SH, Caserta C, Valderrama BP, Gurney H, Ullén A, Loriot Y, Sridhar SS, Sternberg CN, Bellmunt J, Aragon-Ching JB, Wang J, Huang B, Laliberte RJ, di Pietro A, Grivas P
J Clin Oncol 2023 Jul 1;41(19):3486-3492. Epub 2023 Apr 18 doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.01792. PMID: 37071838Free PMC Article
Prostate Pathology: What is New in the 2022 WHO Classification of Urinary and Male Genital Tumors?
Surintrspanont J, Zhou M
Pathologica 2022 Feb;115(1):41-56. Epub 2023 Jan 16 doi: 10.32074/1591-951X-822. PMID: 36645399Free PMC Article
Practical Molecular Testing in a Clinical Genitourinary Service.
Magers MJ, Cheng L
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2020 Mar;144(3):277-289. Epub 2019 Aug 2 doi: 10.5858/arpa.2019-0134-RA. PMID: 31373513
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
Management of Renal Masses and Localized Renal Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Pierorazio PM, Johnson MH, Patel HD, Sozio SM, Sharma R, Iyoha E, Bass EB, Allaf ME
J Urol 2016 Oct;196(4):989-99. Epub 2016 May 6 doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2016.04.081. PMID: 27157369Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

T1 bladder carcinoma with variant histology: pathological features and clinical significance.
Lopez-Beltran A, Blanca A, Cimadamore A, Montironi R, Luque RJ, Volavšek M, Cheng L
Virchows Arch 2022 May;480(5):989-998. Epub 2022 Feb 4 doi: 10.1007/s00428-021-03264-6. PMID: 35122124Free PMC Article
Intraductal carcinoma of the prostate: a comprehensive and updated review.
Tsuzuki T
Int J Urol 2015 Feb;22(2):140-5. Epub 2014 Oct 31 doi: 10.1111/iju.12657. PMID: 25358604
Carcinomas and sarcomas of Bartholin gland. A report of nine cases and review of the literature.
Kozakiewicz B, Dmoch-Gajzlerska E, Roszkowska-Purska K
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 2014;35(3):243-9. PMID: 24984535
Urachal carcinomas of the nonglandular type: salient features and considerations in pathologic diagnosis.
Paner GP, Barkan GA, Mehta V, Sirintrapun SJ, Tsuzuki T, Sebo TJ, Jimenez RE
Am J Surg Pathol 2012 Mar;36(3):432-42. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31823fe49c. PMID: 22301493
Extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma of the bladder.
Shahab N
Semin Oncol 2007 Feb;34(1):15-21. doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2006.10.025. PMID: 17270661

Recent systematic reviews

Incidence and risk factors for postoperative venous thromboembolism in patients with ovarian cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Xu Y, Jia Y, Zhang Q, Du Y, He Y, Zheng A
Gynecol Oncol 2021 Feb;160(2):610-618. Epub 2020 Nov 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.11.010. PMID: 33221022
Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix: a systematic review of the literature.
Tempfer CB, Tischoff I, Dogan A, Hilal Z, Schultheis B, Kern P, Rezniczek GA
BMC Cancer 2018 May 4;18(1):530. doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-4447-x. PMID: 29728073Free PMC Article
Epidemiology, diagnosis, preoperative evaluation and prognostic assessment of upper-tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC).
Soria F, Shariat SF, Lerner SP, Fritsche HM, Rink M, Kassouf W, Spiess PE, Lotan Y, Ye D, Fernández MI, Kikuchi E, Chade DC, Babjuk M, Grollman AP, Thalmann GN
World J Urol 2017 Mar;35(3):379-387. Epub 2016 Sep 7 doi: 10.1007/s00345-016-1928-x. PMID: 27604375
Management of Renal Masses and Localized Renal Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Pierorazio PM, Johnson MH, Patel HD, Sozio SM, Sharma R, Iyoha E, Bass EB, Allaf ME
J Urol 2016 Oct;196(4):989-99. Epub 2016 May 6 doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2016.04.081. PMID: 27157369Free PMC Article
Cowden syndrome and the PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome: systematic review and revised diagnostic criteria.
Pilarski R, Burt R, Kohlman W, Pho L, Shannon KM, Swisher E
J Natl Cancer Inst 2013 Nov 6;105(21):1607-16. Epub 2013 Oct 17 doi: 10.1093/jnci/djt277. PMID: 24136893

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